Video DVD problems with DVD players

Yuuhi wrote on 1/2/2005, 4:58 PM
Maybe this is already on here and I just can't seem to find it. Here's my difficulty.

1) I'm trying to make DVD-videos of fan-subbed anime. When I burned a disc, no problem was noticed on the computer. However, once I inserted the disc into a dvd player (tried it in both a sony and an apex with same results) it became clear that part of the video was outside the bounds of the TV and I could only see 1/3 of the subtitles which are rendered into the video already. I heard from my supervisor at TV Services in Platteville that dvd players all have a certain percentage of clipping and I was wondering if dvd architect has a setting to keep the video away from it?: I burn in NTSC 720x480 and would experiment but I don't want to lose more DVD's than necessary experimenting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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bStro wrote on 1/3/2005, 8:45 AM
I heard from my supervisor at TV Services in Platteville that dvd players all have a certain percentage of clipping

Actually, it's the television that does this, not the DVD player. On the average television, part of the screen is covered by the casing (the plastic box). The outer area of the video is projected, you just can't see it because it's covered up. Computer monitors and more advanced televisions do not have this issue.

and I was wondering if dvd architect has a setting to keep the video away from it?

Looking at the screen in DVDA, you should see two dotted-line boxes in the design window. These are the "safe areas." These are guides to help you design your DVD so it will be TV-friendly. Check the help section on "safe areas," especially if you don't see these boxes.

If the subtiles you're having problem were created within DVDA, you can simply move them inside the title safe area (once you flip it on). If they were added to the video file itself, you (or whoever submitted the videos) have more work ahead of you -- either resizing the video (and adding a border), or re-creating the subtitles so that they are title safe.

Rob