Edges being cropped on TV

[ShinyBubble]

I have a few .avi files that I'm trying to use to create videos I can watch on my TV DVD player. However, whenever I create the disc, I find that I'm losing a portion of the video along each edge of the screen. On my 32 inch TV, I'm guessing about an inch is being lost on each end.

The files that I'm using are 512 x 384, which fits into the 4:3 ratio. The MPEG properties for file conversion in MovieFactory are:
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
(DVD-NTSC), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

Anyone have any ideas what I'm doing wrong, or how I can fix it? My understanding is that my source files are in the right size ratio, and since its being cut along all the edges, it seems like it must be something I'm doing wrong in the conversion process.

I thought it might have to do with my DVD player, but I get the same results on my standalone Panasonic DVD player, as well as my Playstation 2 and Xbox. It plays okay on my computer, though.

If anyone has some suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. =)

[MikeGunter]

Hi,

It is normal. What you are seeing is *overscan*.

It takes about 10% of the edges.

It isn't consistant from set to set, nor is there much you can do about it other than living with in the 10% border.

Mike

[ShinyBubble]

Hmm...that's a pain. Is there a way to add a border to my video files (rather than doing a straight resize) using DVD MovieFactory, or am I going to need a tool w/ more features?

[mervinpearce]

Damn... I have the same with PAL and is a bit of an issue. I have asked ULEAD to look at the issues and was worried that it could have been my ignorance.

There should be some working document on how to manage and capture for this???

[Eric_the_Grey]

This thread has exactly what you are looking for, including the tools you'll need to do it.

Be prepared! It is not a quick and simple task, to be certain. It requires re-encoding your files before burning, which can take several hours, depending on size.

This site is primarily an anime site, but the process works for any avi to dvd encoding.


Eric the Grey