Prospect to DVD

Marty Baggen · March 5th, 2009, 03:52 PM

Nothing like trying to author a DVD humble myself.

I've done lots of research and following many of the step by step instructions and I am still having some very frustrating issues.

I'm working with Prospect/CS3 and TMPGEnc.

I'll start at the end... I continually end up with DVDs that playback on 16:9 sets (one via a desktop player, and the second is a portable widescreen unit) with Letterboxing.

My only solution has been to take my CFHD file into TMPGEnc and output an MPEG file in a 4:3, effectively squishing the 16:9 source. On playback, the 16:9 display stretches out the video. Obviously this isn't the correct way to do things, because if viewed on a 4:3 monitor, the squished image is what you will get.

To complicate matters, Encore is not enjoying any flavor of Cineform, whether HDV, full raster HD, or even Widescreen SD. I get an "Adobe Encore Debug Event [..\..\Src\Time.ccp-105]

I've read some of the prescriptions for getting clips into Encore via Virtual Dub, etc... but nowhere are the details of selected aspect ratios. TMPGEnc offers 4:3 and 16:9 in a display option, or the actual pixel ratios.

I thought I knew this stuff.... but here I am, begging for wisdom.

David Newman · March 5th, 2009, 04:14 PM

Try this first : CineForm Insider: Mastering 24p DVDs from HD using Premiere Pro.

Marty Baggen · March 5th, 2009, 04:17 PM

Hi David.... thanks for the support as usual.

Does your article apply if I output my CFHD @ 1920 x 1080 60i ?

And when you rescale... what pixel aspect do you select? In my case, with TMPGEnc.... I can choose between 4:3 or 16:9. The obvious choice to me is 16:9.... but that seems to be where my problems get started.

David Newman · March 5th, 2009, 04:21 PM

No it doesn't, so just ignore the 24p bits. The point is this workflow doesn't have aspect ratio issues. Nor does it require TMPGEnc.

Marty Baggen · March 5th, 2009, 04:23 PM

Thanks David.... I'm following the guidelines as we speak.

March 5th, 2009, 03:52 PM	#1
Marty Baggen Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: monroe, or Posts: 572	Prospect to DVD - Unwanted Letterboxing Nothing like trying to author a DVD humble myself. I've done lots of research and following many of the step by step instructions and I am still having some very frustrating issues. I'm working with Prospect/CS3 and TMPGEnc. I'll start at the end... I continually end up with DVDs that playback on 16:9 sets (one via a desktop player, and the second is a portable widescreen unit) with Letterboxing. My only solution has been to take my CFHD file into TMPGEnc and output an MPEG file in a 4:3, effectively squishing the 16:9 source. On playback, the 16:9 display stretches out the video. Obviously this isn't the correct way to do things, because if viewed on a 4:3 monitor, the squished image is what you will get. To complicate matters, Encore is not enjoying any flavor of Cineform, whether HDV, full raster HD, or even Widescreen SD. I get an "Adobe Encore Debug Event [..\..\Src\Time.ccp-105] I've read some of the prescriptions for getting clips into Encore via Virtual Dub, etc... but nowhere are the details of selected aspect ratios. TMPGEnc offers 4:3 and 16:9 in a display option, or the actual pixel ratios. I thought I knew this stuff.... but here I am, begging for wisdom.

March 5th, 2009, 04:14 PM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Try this first : CineForm Insider: Mastering 24p DVDs from HD using Premiere Pro. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

March 5th, 2009, 04:21 PM	#4
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	No it doesn't, so just ignore the 24p bits. The point is this workflow doesn't have aspect ratio issues. Nor does it require TMPGEnc. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

March 5th, 2009, 04:17 PM	#3
Marty Baggen Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: monroe, or Posts: 572	Hi David.... thanks for the support as usual. Does your article apply if I output my CFHD @ 1920 x 1080 60i ? And when you rescale... what pixel aspect do you select? In my case, with TMPGEnc.... I can choose between 4:3 or 16:9. The obvious choice to me is 16:9.... but that seems to be where my problems get started.

March 5th, 2009, 04:23 PM	#5
Marty Baggen Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: monroe, or Posts: 572	Thanks David.... I'm following the guidelines as we speak.