DazJWood,
Have you figured it out how to set the AR correctly to get 16:9 like you wanted? I'm in the same boat, this "playing combination settings" thing is driving me crazy!!!!!
I have posted on another forum about ripping and encoding Snatch using
SmartRipper, DVD2AVI and TMPGEnc, I finally got it right and excitingly posted my "theory", and boy was I wrong!
I think I just happen to stumble on the correct combination when using KVCD 352x480(NTSC) template, because when I try to re-encode again using KVCDx2 1-CD 704x480(NTSC) template just to compare the quality, my "theory" doesn't work!!! I got Full height (stretched) screen again and couldn't get 16:9 to appear!!
I read through all the feedbacks and I'm like you - still don't have a grasp of a straight forward setting method. Like you've said, there've got to be rules for setting up from different video sources to get different results. For instance, all I want to know is (assuming all sources are from DVD using SmartRipper & DVD2AVI):
If the original DVD is
16:9 Widescreen format and to get to MPEG-1 VCD
keeping the 16:9 format:
a). using
352x240 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
b). using
352x480 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
c.) using
704x480 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
Changing to
Full Screen :
a). using
352x240 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
b). using
352x480 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
c.) using
704x480 the settings should be:
Video: Aspect Ratio: _________
Advanced: Source Aspect Ratio: ________, Video arrange Method: ______
On the other hand, if the DVD is in FULL Screen (Formatted to fit your screen), will you be able to encode it to become 16:9 format? and by using the settings........?
So forth and so on..., am I asking what you were asking before? The key is to set those four settings,
Size, Aspect Ratio, Source Aspect Ratio, and Video arrange Method, correctly to get what you want! And I wish someone could come up with a chart so we can follow. If you have found out how to master the settings I would appreciate if you could share with me, and many others out there as well. Or, anybody out there who could come up with a chart that will fill in those blanks.