Video settings

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:08 pm

i want to make a video from a dvd, and wnat to keep the same size, but when its rendered it is not the same size as the source, even though the resolution is the same, 16:9 720x480

im using premiere pro

what do i do so i can keep the same size of the video. i dont want it compressed smaller

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:49 pm

The14thGOD wrote:i want to make a video from a dvd, and wnat to keep the same size, but when its rendered it is not the same size as the source, even though the resolution is the same, 16:9 720x480

im using premiere pro

what do i do so i can keep the same size of the video. i dont want it compressed smaller

If it's 16:9 it should be 848x480 (or 960x480). You're probably working with an anamorphic source, so you'll want to resize horizontally to 848 or 960 before or after working on it. You can do your distro resizing after that.

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:52 am

ah ty
ill take a look and post back if i need more clarification and knowing my luck i will =P

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:12 am

just fmi

waht is distro resizing...

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:14 am

just tired those settings and none of them worked...

FurryCurry · Post by **FurryCurry** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:19 am

Chances are you won't want to leave the video that large once it's finished.

Using something huge like 848x480 would be a bit large to keep good quality while having a sane filesize for people to download, and could be stressful to decode for people with slower processors, possibly causing skips or audio desync.

"Distro encode" just means picking a final resolution and bitrate for the copy you plan to make downloadable.

I'm currently working with widescreen footage at 848x480, but I plan to resize to 640x352 for the final version that would be downloadable, for the reasons above.

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:21 am

hmm alright
it just seems compact at waht it is right now

i just dont understand ; / hah (why it changes i mean)

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:05 am

DVDs store video information at dimensions of 720x480. However, this presents a problem, since 720x480 is 4:3 ratio (on a TV, not a computer). If you have widescreen video to store on a DVD, you have two options:

1) Letterbox the video, by shrinking the widescreen footage and pasting black bars physically into the video stream to fill up the gaps at the top and bottom of the screen.

2) Encode anamorphic widescreen. This means that the footage is stored in the full space available on the DVD (720x480), but it has a special command (called an aspect ratio flag) that tells the DVD player that you're watching a widescreen movie. The DVD player then stretches the video out to the proper dimensions. On a widescreen or HDTV, black bars don't show up unless it wasn't true 16:9 video (there are several widescreen ratios, but on a 16:9 television the bars will be smaller than on a 4:3 TV). If you have a regular television, the DVD player adds the bars so that the TV can properly display it. Anamorphic widescreen saves a lot of data by not having to encode the black letterboxing. This means the picture quality will generally be much better. Discs that say 'Enhanced for 16:9 televisions' mean that it's anamorphically encoded (not to mention a lot of discs now actually say 'Anamorphic Widescreen Display').

The downside, of course, is that when editing, you have to resize it to 16:9 (or 2:1) ratio either before you begin or after you export your final project, so that the characters don't look too tall. Generally speaking, non-corrected anamorphic widescreen (too tall video) is not as easily accepted by human eyes as is horizontally stretched 4:3 (which makes the characters fatter). Sometimes stretched 4:3 can go pretty much undetected (or at least, people don't mind it, since it's usually used for a movie trailer effect or whatnot).

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 4:19 pm

ah ty i think i understand now (the reason for the change)

so really there isnt to much to do but the anamorphic widescreen correct?

or should i do the 848x480 thing and resize it to 640x352?

or not do anything at all lol

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:11 pm

The14thGOD wrote:ah ty i think i understand now (the reason for the change)

so really there isnt to much to do but the anamorphic widescreen correct?

or should i do the 848x480 thing and resize it to 640x352?

or not do anything at all lol

You can resize to 848x480 and edit at full resolution, you can resize down to 640x352 and edit using that, or you could leave it alone while editing and resize to either resolution after you export.

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