UDWS 2 - cant change from 4:3 to 16:9 in menu screen

[moonwalker]

hi i am new here ,

i have DVD Work shop 2.232 , and i have been using this for years and its great , and very easy to use . but recently i wanted to import a video with 16:9 ratio and that goes in fine , but on the menu page where it says switch from 4:3 to 16:9 its not highlighted and i cant switch between the 2 formats . where as a few years ago i believe i was messing around with things learning the program and i recall that i could press the button thwere and it would change . the aspect changes ok in the EDIT window . am i doing something wrong all the sudden is there another option somewhere i have to check to enable this .


thanks .

[Devil]

It is true that WS2 cannot produce 16:9 menus, but there is, I believe, a workaround, using a third party editor. I'm sure that you will find the details with a search of this board.

Sorry for the vague response, but I'm reactionary enough to do everything in 4:3!

[skier-hughes]

http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?t=12880

[moonwalker]

It is true that WS2 cannot produce 16:9 menus, but there is, I believe, a workaround, using a third party editor. I'm sure that you will find the details with a search of this board.

Sorry for the vague response, but I'm reactionary enough to do everything in 4:3!

ok thanks,

but why is there a button that says switch between 4:3 and 16:9 in the menu screen then.? is this button actually pressable .

and thanks for that link skier-hughes . i saw that link b4 posting and thought whoa ,way to much involved just to make the menu . .


thanks guys .

[Devil]

I think the button may be there to tell the system what format the main content is in.

[moonwalker]

ok thanks .

Can any1 tell me the correct dimensions of a 4:3 and 16:9 size screen , so i can make a picture or video to go into DVDWS menu . , i know the 16:9 one will be squashed a bit .

[sjj1805]

As daft as it sounds the dimensions of 4.3 and 16.9 are the same
It is due to something called non square pixels.

Non Square Pixel Rendering.
I admit that this used to confuse me for quite a while until eventually the penny dropped - so let me explain it in laymans language.

Think of a screen size - any screen size will do, for arguments sake we will say that our screen size is 100 x 100.
If we use Square pixels then we will have a perfect 100 x 100 square like a sheet of graph paper.
If we use non square pixels then these pixels could be oblong in shape.
Therefore the 100 x 100 will not be square.

To clarify that even further lets put some sizes to those pixels.
Let us say that our square pixels are 1" x 1" (OK a pixel isn't an inch - I am just trying to make things clear)
so we have a 100 x 100 square measuring 100" x 100"

In our non square pixel example each pixel is 1" high x 2" wide
so now our 100 x 100 grid is in fact 100" x 200" (Oblong)

Both examples contain a 100 x 100 grid but in the square one it is "Square" - the non-square one is "Oblong".
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These links may help a bit:
What Bit Rate Settings etc Should I use?
and
What dimensions etc should I use for still images in Videos?

[skier-hughes]

and thanks for that link skier-hughes . i saw that link b4 posting and thought whoa ,way to much involved just to make the menu.

Actually once you've done it once or twice it is very easy and very quick to do.

[moonwalker]

ok thanks guys . i will give the menu thing a try and thanks for the pixel description , i understand it 100% now .

[moonwalker]

ok thanks guys . i will give the menu thing a try and thanks for the pixel description , i understand it 100% now .

hi ,

thanks , i got the 16:9 menu working now , i did it in like 1 minute , so it was very easy ,

now when i play the dvd on my pc the buttons line up perfectly in any display setting , but when i put it on my tv the buttons do not line up properly , is there any instructions on how to line these up . my tv is not a widescreen . but i will be getting one soon .

[skier-hughes]

possibly your tv settings, run through the different ones so it displays widescreen properly.

[moonwalker]

possibly your tv settings, run through the different ones so it displays widescreen properly.

is there a way to postion the buttons so when the pgcedit stretches it from 4:3 to 16:9 the buttons will be where they are supposed to be .

[sjj1805]

Please view:
Tutorial: How to create DVD Workshop 16:9 menus