How can I do free resolution on Architect?

[Rick Mac]

So you don’t want a standard DVD?

[Sergey Maiorov]

Well… no.

[Jerry Waters]

DVDA does DVDs and you say you don’t want DVDs so you are using the wrong program. If you want save and show a particular size of media you can create Windows Media or Quick Time or other files that often play on some of the DVD players and all computers. It sounds like that is what you want.

JerryW

[Mike Kujbida]

Sergey, you say you don’t want a standard DVD but you haven’t told us what you want to do with these files.

Files for DVD fall within a very narrow range of image sizes.
For standard definition 4:3 NTSC, those are 352×240, 352×480. 704×480 and 720×480.
For 16:9, this is reduced to 704×480 and 720×480.
Acceptable frame rates are 29.97 fps or 23.976 fps + 2-3 pulldown.

[Sergey Maiorov]

So there are particular resolutions for DVD? The problem is that when DVDA burns my menus and videos from 640 X 480 to 704×480 its edges get brutally sliced by the tv. I tried this on several DVDs and it works the same. I don’t want to use the 352×480 option because it lowers the quality of the video, and the 704×480 smudges it. What can I do?

[Mike Kujbida]

So there are particular resolutions for DVD?

Yes there are. The numbers I gave came from the Vegas manual.

I’m curious as to where the 640×480 files came from.
Did you use Vegas to do the MPEG-2 encoding or are these already MPEG files?

…its edges get brutally sliced by the tv.

This is called overscan and it’s been an issue with video since the beginning.
The only way around it is to pay attention to the safe action/safe title markings in Vegas.
If you really want to see the entire frame, the only thing I can suggest is to drop the 640×480 clip(s) in Vegas over top of a track of solid black or a background of your choice. Then use Track Motion to shrink the 640×480 clip(s) down so they fit inside the safe action area. You’ll end up with a border around everything but at least you’ll see it.

[Rick Mac]

If your source clips are 640X480 you could use the Pan/Crop Tool to fill the entire screen. Set your project settings for NTSC DV Preset. Render your MPEG file as NTSC-DV Preset and your good to go.

Regards, Rick.

Rick Mac
Director of Audio Production
TCT Network – Directv 377