Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-17 Thread Steven M. Schultz
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Eric Jorgensen wrote: > Does this mean that I need to convert it to mpeg > twice? once for DVD players, correcting for the pixel > aspect, and another time for computer playback? Goodness no. The playing programs on the computer will "Do The Right Thing"

Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-17 Thread Eric Jorgensen
--- "Steven M. Schultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Trent Piepho wrote: > > If you are going from a non-anamorphic DVD to a > computer, the input SAR is > > He's going, as I recall from computer to DVD so > it'd be from 1:1 to > non-square. > That brings up

Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-15 Thread Trent Piepho
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Steven M. Schultz wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Trent Piepho wrote: > > > There is no need to do anything special for 720x480 instead of 704x480, you > > can use the same math. > > What about the difference in SAR between D1 and DV/DVD? If it's not D1, DVD, and DV all

Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-15 Thread Steven M. Schultz
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Trent Piepho wrote: > There is no need to do anything special for 720x480 instead of 704x480, you > can use the same math. What about the difference in SAR between D1 and DV/DVD? If it's not a fiction doesn't that need to be taken into account? I have seen

Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-15 Thread Trent Piepho
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Steven M. Schultz wrote: > Go thru the references and you'll find that NTSC full frame is 704x480 > NOT 720x480. If you really want 720x480 I'll get to that in a minute > or two... Actually, you'll find the full frame is 710.85x486. This number is difficult

Re: [Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-15 Thread Steven M. Schultz
Hi - On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Eric Jorgensen wrote: > I am currently creating some mpeg video from stills > (png and jpeg) but am having some trouble with aspect I would avoid JPEG as much as possible - the lossy nature of jpeg causes the mpeg2 encoding (which is of course lossy ;))

[Mjpeg-users] aspect ratio for converting stills into mpeg

2005-02-15 Thread Eric Jorgensen
Hello, I am currently creating some mpeg video from stills (png and jpeg) but am having some trouble with aspect ratios and the rectangular pixel problem. I am working in NTSC and creating in 720x480. However, my understanding is that I should be creating it in 720x"something else" and letting t