moving to HD

[Shane Ross]

Just because the DVD is in the 16:9 ratio doesn’t mean that it is HD. Far from it. Unless it is an HD DVD or BluRay Disc, it is an SD DVD…and converting it to HD will not look pretty.

First off, you will be taking the 720×480 frame size and blowing it up 3 to 5 times it’s normal size (depending on if you go 720p or 1080i). Next, the 16:9 is most likely LETTERBOXED, meaning that within the 720×480 window, the image is actually SMALLER…the black bars are a part of the image. You’d have to blow it up more and then crop off those bars…if it is letterboxed.

No, capturing the DVD as HD, IMHO, is a mistake. Pointless. What do you intend to do this this footage anyway? Why would you need SD and HD?

Shane

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[Agnes Marsala]

Shane,

I have already imported it using the DV NTSC 48kHz preset. The clip is indeed letterboxed but it is also cut off on either side, That is, the image is outside the outer title safe overlay and when I view it on my NTSC monitor those edges are not visible. Is there a way I can see the whole width of the image without scaling it?

[Shane Ross]

[Agnes Marsala] “Is there a way I can see the whole width of the image without scaling it?”

No…this is normal. IT is called OVERSCAN, and every TV, even HD TVs, have this. This part of the image is covered by the plastic casing that surrounds the picture tube…er…plasma container or LCD screen. This is why you have TV SAFE lines and TITLE SAFE lines…so that you know what action will always be visible. Your Canvas doesn’t have this need, so you see everything..same with QT.

The only way to see everything is to scale it, but then some TVs will see those black edges…so don’t do it. Just let it be. This is normal.

Shane

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[Agnes Marsala]

Thanks. I’ll leave it alone.