tmpgenc vs wide black areas on the top/bottom of the screen?
 

Some films identified by DVD2AVI as 16:9 have wide black areas on the top and bottom of the screen, some have narrower areas. When I open one in TMPGEnc clip with wide areas, the black areas are present and I can determine the trimmed size. The ones with smaller black areas appear without black stripes in in TMPGEnc clip. How do I determine the size with these?

If you open the .d2v directly with TMPEG, and you go to "Clip frame", you should be able to see the size in the upper left corner of the screen after you clip out the black borders :!:
Isn't that the case :?:

-kwag

The problem is that the borders don't show in TMPGEnc clip. The screen in TMPGEnc clip has none. The film is 16:9 in DVD2AVI and does have medium sized top and bottom borders on the dvd player. The borders are not as thick as in Attack of the Clones, etc.

Also, should I be getting larger m2v files from CQMatic for KDVDfull? For desired 1312 (1400-88MB mp2), I am getting 1212. This is using the manual formula for averagebitrate and scene detect off and CQMatic 1.1.10. My bitrate calculates as 1861 for a 94 minute film.

http://www.kvcd.net
CQMatic Version 1.1.10
Copyright Softronex Corporation, 2003.
All rights reserved.
Time: 04:45:48 Date: 08/14/2003
Ready!
Project: H:\liz\liz.tpr

Creating: CQMatic.tpr

C:\Documents and Settings\mine\Desktop\Template\liz.m2v
Project resolution: 720x480
Execute.
Movie Time: 94
Average Bitrate: 1861
Full Encode mode
Executing Prediction Phase...
Process started at 04:46:15
On 08/14/2003
CQ set for prediction
Setting up initial sampling.
Using CQ of 60.00
Prediction cycle #1
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.65 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 1.306773
Low fence: 60.000000
High fence: 90.000000
Last CQ = 60.00
Current CQ = 78.41
CQ difference = 18.406403
Using CQ of 78.41
Prediction cycle #2
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.45 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 0.860936
Low fence: 60.000000
High fence: 78.406403
Last CQ = 78.41
Current CQ = 69.20
CQ difference = 9.203201
Using CQ of 69.20
Prediction cycle #3
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.85 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 1.094755
Low fence: 69.203201
High fence: 78.406403
Last CQ = 69.20
Current CQ = 73.80
CQ difference = 4.601601
Using CQ of 73.80
Prediction cycle #4
Encoder started...
Process time: 13.82 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 0.977820
Low fence: 69.203201
High fence: 73.804802
Last CQ = 73.80
Current CQ = 71.50
CQ difference = 2.300804
Using CQ of 71.50
Prediction cycle #5
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.90 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 1.008002
Low fence: 71.503998
High fence: 73.804802
Last CQ = 71.50
Current CQ = 72.65
CQ difference = 1.150406
Using CQ of 72.65
Prediction cycle #6
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.45 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 0.985720
Low fence: 71.503998
High fence: 72.654404
Last CQ = 72.65
Current CQ = 72.08
CQ difference = 0.575203
Using CQ of 72.08
Prediction cycle #7
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.47 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 0.990649
Low fence: 71.503998
High fence: 72.079201
Last CQ = 72.08
Current CQ = 71.79
CQ difference = 0.287605
Using CQ of 71.79
Prediction cycle #8
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.45 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 0.996488
Low fence: 71.503998
High fence: 71.791595
Last CQ = 71.79
Current CQ = 71.54
CQ difference = 0.252113
Using CQ of 71.54
Prediction cycle #9
Encoder started...
Process time: 12.47 minutes.
Encoder end.
File size difference = 1.006274
Low fence: 71.539482
High fence: 71.791595
Last CQ = 71.54
Current CQ = 71.67
CQ difference = 0.126060
Encoding set to Full encode.
Full encode start...
CQMatic complete!
Total minutes of process: 114.52
Process ended at 06:40:46
On 08/14/2003