black borders at the sides (ntsc to pal dvd)

[ethereal]

hi thanks for reading this thread and i'm sorry if i am asking a question that has been answered before (i didn't find it :) )

my problem is when i am converting a dvd from ntsc to pal i get a thin black border on the left and the right.

LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\AVISYN~1.5PL\Mpeg2dec\MPEG2D~1.DLL")
MPEG2Source("D:\DVD2DVD\Movie3\Source\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
AssumeFPS(25,1,True)
Import("C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Tylo\RoBaConditional.avs")
LanczosResize(704,426)
AddBorders(8,75,8,75)


i think this is my problem.

why is it 704 and not 720
does it get the 8 border value from dvd2avi ?

how do i fix this?

i know that i can edit it manually but that means i can't batch encode.

thanks for your help

[jsoto]

Hi ethereal
You will find the answer here (http://www.uwasa.fi/~f76998/video/conversion/)
I have to say I'm not convinced that the players follow these, let's say, "complicated rules", and may be they follow a simple resizing rule, so 720 will be better than 704 in practical cases. But, at least, now, you know the reason.

jsoto

[ethereal]

thanks very much for your help