HD .WMV file -> DVD

[Zenak]

I have a HD DVD that I am trying to find a way to play on a standard DVD player. The main file seems to be a 4.2 gig .wmv file, that looks breathtaking on the PC.

I have tried a few programs to convert it to MPG, but they have either destroyed the quality or lost the widescreen aspect ratio.

I was wondering if anyone here that has more exp with these files could give me a point in the right direction of the software I should be using.

The HD version of DVD2AVi doesn't like the file, I just get a green screen with type UNKNOWN. Also, I just fired up HDTVtoMPG and it looks like it might work, after that I was going to try DVD2AVi again, and then maybe use TMPGENC to remux....

[scharfis_brain]

open the WMV-File with avisynth and then resize it to your wished destination size:



directshowsource("file.wmv")
lanczos4resize(704,576) # for PAL or:
#lanczos4resize(704,480) # for NTSC


encode this using the 16:9-anamorphic setting of your favourite encoder.

[Zenak]

Excellent! Thanks for the quick and accurate reply.

I'll let you know how it turns out :-)

[Millenod]

Hi,

A friend will give me a HD-DVD (WMV9 with drm protection) this week end, because he can't play it on his standalone dvd player.

Habitually, I'm using GordianKnot to rip movies.
But how should I do for this DVD, to convert it to DivX or to DVD?

Zenak writes a few words about the hd version of dvd2avi, where should I found it? is it dgindex?


Thanks in advance for your answer.