Video Studio 8 and 16:9 format

[Rod1]

Hi,
Im new to this forum and have recently started using VS 8 of which I am very happy with, however I have a couple of questions that I am hoping somebody may be able to help me with.

I would like to convert my old anologue VHS tapes to DVD and have noticed the only way to present them in wide screen is to use the 16:9 format while capturing. If I capture in 4:3 then render using 16:9 I get a much smaller picture.

I would like some advice on the best way of working in wide screen format before I start capturing all of my old tapes.

I have also noticed that there are no 16:9 menu templates in VS 8 and when I try to copy some of the free samples (ufo's) from this forum or from the Ulead freebies, I can see them in the selection window but can't activate them.

Does VS 8 support 16:9 menu templates or do I have to upgrade.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Rod1 Welcome to the forum

Afaik Version 8 although supports 16:9 for capture and edit.
The burner/authoring menu structure can only be 4:3.

Not a big deal. The menu show as 4:3 but the video plays as widescreen.
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Version 8 had several problems, one being an audio sync¡¦ issue.

I would recommend that you upgrade to a newer version, before attempting your tape conversions.

Capturing VHS to 16:9

Not sure but I assumed Vhs to be inherently 4:3
If you captured to 16:9 then the frame may be either distorted or trimmed.
I think you will have to capture 4:3, but its worth a few test captures to compare.

Hope this Helps

Ps:- read A look at widescreen 16:9 from the link below.
Shows what widescreen looks like in video studio.

Trevor

[Rod1]

Thanks Trevor,

You are right I think, having just looked at a 16:9 capture it seems distorted/stretched. I may have to stick with the format of my source material.

Is there a way to convert from 4:3 to 16:9 without clipping or distortion?

Regards
Rod

[Ken Berry]

Unfortunately, we now have two theads running on this same post...

[Trevor Andrew]

Thanks Trevor,

You are right I think, having just looked at a 16:9 capture it seems distorted/stretched. I may have to stick with the format of my source material.

Is there a way to convert from 4:3 to 16:9 without clipping or distortion?

Regards
Rod

NO converting from 4:3 to 16:9 will either distort the image/frame, or crop the imageframe top and bottom. Usually the image is kept in proportion cropping the top and bottom.

Trevor

[Rod1]

Thanks Trevor,

That leaves me with the dilemma to either crop top and botton in order to view in widescreen or to leave in original 4:3 with bars on each side when watching on a widescreen.

The only reason I want to move away from 4:3 is that I dont believe televisions will be sold in this format for much longer.

On reviewing your tutorial it seem it doesn't make any difference whether I capture in 4:3 or not, as it all come down to "fit to screen".

Perhaps I should flip a coin then move on.

Regards
Rod

[Rod1]

Et all,

I think I will move on and stick with 4:3 instead of cropping, of course this will leave me with bars when watching on widescreen unless I zoom.

I have attached a very informative thread on the subject if anybody is interested........it certainly is a complex subject.

If any VS users have been experimenting or had success in this area I am still keen to hear from you.

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.j ... dID=506453

Regards
Rod

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

If I were attempting this I would use 4:3 capture/edit and create a mpeg 2 file of my video. Burn a disc.

Using the Mpeg2 file I would then convert the 4:3 to 16:9

During the conversion I can nudge the frame up or down allowing me to loose more at the bottom than top, or visa versa.
This may overcome chopped heads for instance.

God luck with your video editing

Regards

Trevor