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  Converting 4:3 to 16:9

  Posted by Dilson on February 12, 2006 at 5:35 pm

  Hello Evceryone,

  I am back here with another qustion. Let me first thank all those who helped me with their suggestions and ideas with my last problem.

  I am currently working on a project with source footage which is 4:3 DV PAL. I would like to output this project as a true 16:9 widescreen (not letterboxed version). What is the loss in quality i will incur by converting the 4:3 source to true 16:9. I will also be having a 4:3 version of the same project. If anyone can kindly suggest me the steps in acheiving the results that i expect, i would be greatfull. I am using Sony Vegas 6.0C. If i am right i think the steps involved are.

  1. Create a 16×9 Widescreen Project
  2. Drop the 4×3 source files on the timeline
  3. Render using the 16×9 widescreen DV PAL Template as DV Avi
  4. Use your MPEG encoder to convert the 16×9 output avi file to a 16×9 MPEG2 file for DVD authoring

  Hope i am right, if anything more to be done please feel free to suggest.

  Dilson replied 20 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Peter Wright

  February 13, 2006 at 3:09 am

  If you drop 4:3 clips onto a 16:9 timeline you will have a black section right and left, because of the different aspect ratios.

  If you Open Pan/Crop then Right click / Match output aspect, the pic will fill the screen by effectively cutting off the top and bottom. This means your actual picture will start at 720 x 442.5, which is where your loss of quality occurs.
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  Dilson

  February 13, 2006 at 3:38 pm

  Thanks for your reply. I managed to find some real good info on the SONY forums.
  https://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?Forum=4&MessageID=408836

  Thanks

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