mp4 - Problems

Cunhambebe wrote on 6/22/2006, 2:28 PM

I'm still trying to understand how to encode to mp4. I know Vegas 6.0 supports mp4; my orignal project is NTSC at 720x480 widescreen at 23,976. The thing is, when I try to encode to mp4, I get black bars that ruin everything (appear on transitions, etc.). Does anyone know how to fix this????
Thanks in advance.

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JohnnyRoy wrote on 6/23/2006, 7:18 AM

There are two ways to fix this. One is to use the rendering option Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox). The other is to change your project to the same dimensions as the MP4 file you are outputting and crop all of your video for that aspect. (I assume the MP4 file is not DV Widescreen aspect)

~jr

Cunhambebe wrote on 6/23/2006, 11:30 AM

Thanks Johnny; it's been a long time... You were the first person to respond my first question around here, some.. 2 or 3 years ago :)

There are two ways to fix this. One is to use the rendering option Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox).

-I have already tried that.

The other is to change your project to the same dimensions as the MP4 file you are outputting and crop all of your video for that aspect.

-wow....It's gonna be hard man, most of the project are pictures....

(I assume the MP4 file is not DV Widescreen aspect)

-I guess so. If I've got it right, maybe MP4 doesn't support widescreen 16:9 - but I've seen people rendering at this aspect ratio before (16:9) with no problems at all. So what do you suggest me do?
Thanks in advance...

Cunhambebe wrote on 6/23/2006, 12:19 PM

...One is to use the rendering option Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox)..

It fixed the problem completely. Thank you very much my friend. Now I've got to download Quicktime 7.0 to view the result :)

Cheers,
Mark