Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:19:44 -0800 (PST)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Margi DVD-To-Go problems
> Have you been successful yourself at transcoding widescreen 2:39:1
> anamorphic, letterboxed 720x480 video files to non-anamorphic,
> non-letterboxed video files that stretch to the full width of the 100/110's
> 800 pixel screen using Windows Media Player v6 David?
Hmmmm, the last time I came across a 2.39:1 movie was when?.....
No, I haven't because all of the movies I've been watching are 16:9 or 4:3.
But it's just as easy to convert as 16:9 films.
1) Run DVD Decrypter to pull a region/protection free copy to the hard drive
first for faster processing (otherwise, run AnyDVD for live rendering).
2) Get the latest DVDx 2.4 at www.videohelp.com.
3) Open the movie you want to convert. In the INPUT SETTINGs of DVDx make
sure you have audio/video sync checked (otherwise, they'll be out of sync).
Select appropriate frame rate, etc. to match the original.
4) In the OUTPUT SETTINGs, here's where magic occurs.
Make sure you have FULL 16:9 or 4:3 selected for the output ratio (not
letterboxed, not custom). This will stretch the video to fit the full frame
you specify. Next specify the resolution. Here, you'll use a 2.39:1 ratio.
Thus, if you output a full 800xsomething pixel video, it'll be 800x334
setting. You can pick a lower setting such as 512x214 to fit the 2.39:1 ratio
if you so desire.
5) Simply pick the codec you want, eg. Divx or Xvid, and make sure you don't
resize, crop, etc. what's being output from DVDx (this ensures you're getting
the full frame of the original). 1-pass, 1000-2000kbps will generally give you
good quality across most movies, but you may need to adjust depending. (see
www.cdfreaks.com and www.videohelp.com forums for help)
6) when you play back this video full-screen, the side-to-side will fit the
full width of the 800 pixel screen, but the top-bottom will have letterboxing
due to the dissimilar ratio. 2.39:1 is not the same as 800x480. (You can
stretch it vertically if you desire, simply adjust step 4 above to use a
800:480 ratio.)
7) Voila! done.
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