Thanks for the reply. So, if I always shoot in 16:9, which I do, it doesn't matter if it is set to NTSC wide or if it is set to From Project?

Ace F.

From project is whatever your media file flags DVDA with.

Hm, no, that's not right. From project means just that, whatever your DVDA project is set to (ie, what does it say in File -> Properties).

If you add a 16:9 video to a 4:3 project, yes, DVDA will detect the file as widescreen. It will also flip the aspect ratio setting for that file to 16:9 in the Optimize DVD window. However, if you go there and change that setting to From Project, DVDA is going change that video so that it matches the main project's properties -- ie, 4:3. (I'm referencing DVDA 3 settings here, by the way. Alter as necessary for DVDA 1, as being used by the original poster.)

I just tried it: A 4:3 project with a 16:9 video. Left alone, the file remains widescreen. Set to From Project, it ends up letterboxed. Set it back to the default (it'll say 16:9), and all is well again.

On the other hand, if the project itself is already set for widescreen, then an individual file flipped to "From Project" will remain widescreen (or re-rendered as widescreen if it was brought in as standard aspect).

You might be thinking of Vegas' Match Media Settings button (which is quite cool).

Rob

So, if I always shoot in 16:9, which I do, it doesn't matter if it is set to NTSC wide or if it is set to From Project?

So long as you set your project to widescreen, no. If your project is set to 4:3, it does. The project aspect ratio also affects how your menus are presented. (Best as I can tell, you cannot individually change the aspect ratio of menus -- they are always From Project.)

Rob