Resolution

silvaf1 wrote on 6/1/2004, 10:00 AM

I'm rendering projects in Vegas 4.0 at a resolution of 640 x 480. When I tried to create a DVD using DVDA2, I can't select this resolution. Any ideas what I can do?

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Chienworks wrote on 6/1/2004, 10:17 AM

Use the DVD-Architect template for MPEG-2 rendering in Vegas. This will create files at 720x480 which will work fine in DVD-Architect.

bStro wrote on 6/1/2004, 10:33 AM

640x480 is not a valid resolution for DVD. You can create / render your resolution for any of the ones listed in DVDA. 720x480 is standard for NTSC (North America, Japan, a couple others I can't remember), and 720x576 is standard for PAL (most of the rest of the world). If quality is not important but space is, you can also try the lower resolutions like 352x480 NTSC or 352x576 PAL.

Rob

silvaf1 wrote on 6/4/2004, 6:37 AM

Maybe I expressed myself incorrectly. How do the movie studios produce DVDs with a 4:3 aspect ratio? They are referred to as full screen vs. widescreen, which have a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Chienworks wrote on 6/4/2004, 9:32 AM

Ummm, ditto my previous answer. Both formats are 720x480 pixels. 4:3 uses narrow pixels and 16:9 uses wide pixels. The resolution is the same for both.

bStro wrote on 6/4/2004, 10:03 AM

To add to Chienworks' note, he's referring to digital video (that which is used in DV cameras and on DVDs). Images and videos that are purely computer based (like your 640x480 video) use square pixels. Each "dot" in the image is just as wide as it is tall. This is why it needs to be re-encoded.

Rob