tiresias
23rd June 2004, 18:43
Ultimately I'd like to create a compilation DVD from particular chapters on several of my DVDs.
Some of these are in 16:9 and others in 4:3. To complicate matters further I'd also like to include some material created on my standalone Panasonic DVD Recorder which seems to use 704 pixel width rather than 720.
I have heard that you can only mix 4:3 and 16:9 material on the same DVD using software which can create more than one VTS - and only very expensive authoring software does that. Is there any inexpensive software that can do this?
Also, is there a similar problem with mixing 720 and 704 pixel width material on the same DVD? i.e. would you have to have FOUR VTS's:
- one for 720 pixel 16:9,
- one for 720 pixel 4:3,
- one for 704 pixel 16:9,
- one for 704 pixel 4:3
Some of these are in 16:9 and others in 4:3. To complicate matters further I'd also like to include some material created on my standalone Panasonic DVD Recorder which seems to use 704 pixel width rather than 720.
I have heard that you can only mix 4:3 and 16:9 material on the same DVD using software which can create more than one VTS - and only very expensive authoring software does that. Is there any inexpensive software that can do this?
Also, is there a similar problem with mixing 720 and 704 pixel width material on the same DVD? i.e. would you have to have FOUR VTS's:
- one for 720 pixel 16:9,
- one for 720 pixel 4:3,
- one for 704 pixel 16:9,
- one for 704 pixel 4:3