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Mixing 16:9 and 4:3 footage on DVD
I was wondering if someone could help me find a solution to my problem. First off I am using Encore 2.0 I have made a 16:9 project in premiere that contains both 16:9 footage and 4:3 footage in the project. When I bring it over to Encore and make a dvd with this footage the footage looks awesome on a 16:9 TV the full screen footage is pillar boxed as it should be. If I display it on a 4:3 tv the 16:9 footage is correctly displayed letterboxed but the 4:3 footage is also letterboxed and pillar boxed. After thinking about it, it does make sense why this happened as Encore only knows that the whole time line is a 16×9 project. Now, what can I do to get the 4:3 footage displayed correctly? The only thing I can think of is making all 16×9 footage and 4:3 footage have their own timelines then linking them. Obvisouly I would have to reexport all 16×9 footage in a 16×9 project in premiere and all 4:3 footage exported in a 4×3 project. Not sure how make chapters with that though. Any one have a better solution?? I don’t mind the 4:3 footage getting streched on widescreen that is bound to happen I think.
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You are correct – you must re-export from PPro and put the 16:9 footage and the 4:3 footage in their own Encore timelines.
You can add chapters normally inside each timeline. You can link different timelines together using their end actions, or you can use standard Playlists.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Is it possible when the next chapter button is hit on the remote make the dvd go to the next timeline that is linked to the current timeline’s end action? I do a video game review show, the intro’s to the game’s we are about to review are shot in 16×9 and the game reviews are in 4×3.
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Yes, it’s possible. Encore 2.0 sets this up for you automatically.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Sweet, can’t wait to test this out when I get home. Thanks for the info. Will keep you posted on how it works.
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