DV Widescreen in Pro 5.0

jmnvideo wrote on 7/3/2008, 4:15 PM

I created a DV widescreen project in Vegas Pro 8. I have my settings in DVDA 5 set for 16:9. The preview, both on my computer monitor and external preview monitor, show the image in fullscreen 16:9, but the burned DVD comes out letterboxed. I'm stumped.

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jmnvideo wrote on 7/3/2008, 4:43 PM

I have figured it out. After playing the DVD in a third player, it iturns out that it is actually the correct aspect ratio. I'll have to change the settings on the other two players to not show the letterboxing.

Thanks.

bStro wrote on 7/3/2008, 5:32 PM

What type of TVs are you playing this on -- widescreen or standard?

If they're standard 4:3 televisions, you want the content to be letterboxed. Playing 16:9 video so that it's displayed fullscreen on a 4:3 television...will be distorted.

Rob

jmnvideo wrote on 7/4/2008, 9:49 AM

It is correct now - letterboxed on 4:3, and full on 16:9. Initially, I was seeing letterboxed on the 16:9. My error.

Jim

ggrussell wrote on 7/5/2008, 7:37 AM

"Playing 16:9 video so that it's displayed fullscreen on a 4:3 television...will be distorted"

Depends on the DVD player's settings. Some have a zoom setting that chops off the left/right. Some also have a pan/scan option which is fairly useless with home burned DVDs.

Also most widescreen TVs also have zoom functions, too, but I would only use this as an option since stretching a letterboxed 16:9 would be even less resolution.