16:9 on my television.. at DVinfo.net

Lon Breedlove · March 23rd, 2005, 07:23 AM

We shot some footage with the Canon XL2 in the 16:9 ratio, and edited it using Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5

After we made a dvd with this footage in 16:9, it did not show up on the tv as 16:9; it steched it to fit the screen.

I've read in various places that a 'non-widescreen' tv can't play widescreen footage from the camera, but don't you think it should wrok if its being played from the dvd?

Any other professionally made dvd that has a widescreen format will play in widescreen on this same tv.

Is there something that I'm missing when I make the dvd?

Any help would be appreciated!

-Lon

Nick Jushchyshyn · March 23rd, 2005, 07:52 AM

What software did you use to author the DVD?
There should be an option somewhere in the authoring project to desginate the DVD as being in 16:9 format instead of 4:3.

With this option properly set, your DVD player should recognize the DVD as widescreen and use it's own configuration settings to run playback the the proper aspect ratio for your TV like other 16:9 DVDs.

John Hartney · March 24th, 2005, 07:36 PM

Nick is right, the authoring software should flag it so the DVD player properly letterboxes the images for display on a 4:3 set. I produce DVDs almost exclusively in 16:9 and they play back on any screen properly... maybe if your DVD player is very old, it may not have the proper code running to recognize the flag.

Rob Lohman · April 3rd, 2005, 03:08 AM

Besides authoring in 16:9 you also need to enable the 16:9 flag
when encoding the MPEG-2 files!

Kyle Ringin · April 3rd, 2005, 04:06 PM

Do rented/bought 16:9 dvds play ok?
Something that has come up before is if the dvd player is set correctly. The monitor type in the player setup should be set to 4:3 LB.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=41952

Cheers

March 23rd, 2005, 07:23 AM	#1
Lon Breedlove Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 40	16:9 on my television.. We shot some footage with the Canon XL2 in the 16:9 ratio, and edited it using Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 After we made a dvd with this footage in 16:9, it did not show up on the tv as 16:9; it steched it to fit the screen. I've read in various places that a 'non-widescreen' tv can't play widescreen footage from the camera, but don't you think it should wrok if its being played from the dvd? Any other professionally made dvd that has a widescreen format will play in widescreen on this same tv. Is there something that I'm missing when I make the dvd? Any help would be appreciated! -Lon

March 24th, 2005, 07:36 PM	#3
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	Nick is right, the authoring software should flag it so the DVD player properly letterboxes the images for display on a 4:3 set. I produce DVDs almost exclusively in 16:9 and they play back on any screen properly... maybe if your DVD player is very old, it may not have the proper code running to recognize the flag. __________________ John Hartney Elgin, Illinois USA 847.742.9321

April 3rd, 2005, 03:08 AM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Besides authoring in 16:9 you also need to enable the 16:9 flag when encoding the MPEG-2 files! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 23rd, 2005, 07:52 AM	#2
Nick Jushchyshyn Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 548	What software did you use to author the DVD? There should be an option somewhere in the authoring project to desginate the DVD as being in 16:9 format instead of 4:3. With this option properly set, your DVD player should recognize the DVD as widescreen and use it's own configuration settings to run playback the the proper aspect ratio for your TV like other 16:9 DVDs.

April 3rd, 2005, 04:06 PM	#5
Kyle Ringin Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 241	Do rented/bought 16:9 dvds play ok? Something that has come up before is if the dvd player is set correctly. The monitor type in the player setup should be set to 4:3 LB. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=41952 Cheers