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DVDA settings for 720 footage
Trying to find the right settings for this. Footage shot on P2 at 720 24PN. Was rendered by editor as QT Animation codec, 1280×720, 23.976, square pixel, progressive. I set the project properties in Vegas using the Match Media Settings button with the original QT file. Render setting is the Vegas preset “DVD Architect 24p NTSC Widescreen video stream”.
Here’s the problem: I bring the mpeg file into DVDA and I get vertical black space on the ends, just a few pixels in width. I’m guessing this has to do with pixel shape but not sure what settings I should be using. Probably an easy fix but can someone help me find it?
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> I bring the mpeg file into DVDA and I get vertical black space on the ends, just a few pixels in width. I’m guessing this has to do with pixel shape but not sure what settings I should be using. Probably an easy fix but can someone help me find it?
Yup… this is because HD widescreen is true 16:9 and DVD Widescreen is not. 🙁
What you should do is either open Pan/Crop for the event on the timeline and right-click in Pan/Crop and select Match Output Aspect or when you render, check the box that says “Stretch video to fill output frame (do not letterbox)“. The former will crop the video while the later will stretch it (your choice).
~jr
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Hmm, which method do you use?
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It depends… if I have one event on the timeline I will crop. If I have an entire project with 100’s of events I will stretch during the render. Honestly, the stretch is so slight that no one will ever notice (it’s just a couple of pixels on each side).
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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