Please help: mixing 16:9 with 4:3

Randy Brown wrote on 9/1/2009, 9:16 AM

Hi,
I have a project due asap that is to be both formats on one DVD.
One is a 16:9 TV program that I converted from the DVD my client gave me using a free software program called "Convert VOB to AVI".
I converted the source file to MPEG4. It is squeezed to 4:3 even when I change properties to widescreen in V8.
So I guess my first question is what am I doing wrong thus far?
I will also have a 4:3 video that I produced in the same DVD...how should I render for DVDA?
I would think DVDA widescreen but the 16:9 TV program is still squished to 4:3 when I open the rendered file in DVDA.
Your help is most appreciated!!!
Randy

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Randy Brown wrote on 9/3/2009, 11:18 AM

Thanks very much Laurence,
So you're saying I should render two different videos as normal and then bring them into DVDA right (I've been trying to put both on a 16:9 render) ?
Sounds logical but my client is wanting to put these in a DVD player and let it loop all day without messing with it.
Would I just set the end action for the 16:9 mpeg 2 to the 4:3 mpeg 2 and then the 4:3 back to the 16:9....could it be that simple after banging my head against the wall for the last 2 1/2 days???!!!!

Randy Brown wrote on 9/3/2009, 11:58 AM

Okay so I am rendering out the two as suggested...if I want them to loop would I do this as a single movie or menu based in DVDA?

Arthur.S wrote on 9/6/2009, 6:25 AM

I thought that you had 4:3 and 16:9 mixed in the same project Randy? If you have 2 completely separate videos (1 of each?) then yes, a 16:9 TV set to auto-wide should display them properly. But if you have 4:3 and 16:9 randomly, then just create a 16:9 project in Vegas. Use a solid background (or graphic) below the 4:3 stuff with the option (for the 4:3 stuff) in pan/crop set to 4:3. Render out as 16:9. I've used this method a few times myself. Works fine - and as I said earlier, you can see this used on TV a lot.