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Help with DVDLab
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lazboy
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9. May 2005 @ 16:52 |
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I have a movie, Well, I mean i have 2 parts to it i have the audio file and a video file and want to use dvdlab to put it together and do the menu and add chapters then burn it to a dvd, But i'm having a problrm! I can load the audio file fine, But when I try and load the video file i get the message saying it is a MPEG-1 and it says it is non dvd frame size for playin dvd's..Anyone know what i need to do to get this working on a dvd?? Thanks for any help.
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. May 2005 @ 18:20 |
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Re-encode it to a standard 720x480 29.97fps mpeg-2.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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lazboy
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11. May 2005 @ 11:37 |
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Thanks rebootjim! I got it, But it looks stretched up/down..Do you know what settings i could use besides 720x480, So it doesnt look so streched..Thanks man!
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11. May 2005 @ 13:24 |
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It must be 720x480 for NTSC, or 720x576 for PAL.
It's the way you've encoded it.
What encoder are you using to make the mpeg-2's?
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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lazboy
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11. May 2005 @ 13:43 |
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MainConcept MPEG Encoder..
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11. May 2005 @ 13:55 |
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Click Details, crop and scale. Remove the tick from keep aspect, or keep ratio (whatever it's called, and scale it properly, based on the aspect ratio and framesize of your source.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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lazboy
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11. May 2005 @ 14:20 |
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Ok, I lost you at "based on the aspect ratio and framesize of your source"
It says the size is 640x272, So should i change that to 720x480 in the crop and scale window that pops up..
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 11. May 2005 @ 15:01
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12. May 2005 @ 07:40 |
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640x272 is 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen.
To get it properly in Mainconcept, you'll need to add letterboxing (the black bars top and bottom).
Here's what you do:
Take the width you need it to be(720) and divide that by it's current width (640). This equals 1.125
Take it's current height (272) and multiply by 1.125. This equals 306.
In Mainconcept, Load the DVD template, then click Details, then the Crop and Scale button.
Take the tick mark out of the "Keep Proportions" box.
Make the height 306. Leave the width at 720.
Encode.
This is the same for NTSC or PAL.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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lazboy
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13. May 2005 @ 20:35 |
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Thanks again for you help rebootjim, But I must be doing something wrong! I still cant get the video looking right..When I open Mainconcept and load the template and click Detail There is a box for the"Keep Proportions" that has a tick in it also shows me the video setting on that first window before i hit the Crop and Scale button , When I hit the Crop and Scale button There is anothere "Keep Proportions" box when i untick that one and try and change the settings to 720x306 it wont let me change it, But if I untick the first"Keep Proportions" box before I hit the Crop and Scale button and untick the second on too I am able to change it to 720x306, But when its finish coverting the pic doesnt like right..Not sure if I'm missing something or not! Is there a better program out there to try????
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. May 2005 @ 08:18 |
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Just select "Mpeg-2" instead of "DVD" on the first screen.
All the settings are then available as I mentioned above.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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lazboy
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16. May 2005 @ 12:54 |
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Its always set to "Mpeg-2" not "DVD"...I'm about fed up with this now! Thanks for trying to help me out jim!
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sizla
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20. May 2005 @ 13:41 |
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I have a question regarding this program. It wont allow me to compile a PAL movies. I was able to compile and burn NTSC but it wont work for PAL, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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AfterDawn Addict
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24. May 2005 @ 07:24 |
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Change project properties to PAL.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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