resizing for con

[Ninjafox]

When i uploaded my amv onto the org. it was 512x288 (w x h). Im going to enter that video in a con and they said the minimum resolution has to be 640x480. When i used the AMV calculator my final results for the avisynth script was:

Crop(8,0,-8,-0)
LanczosResize(544, 304)

how do i get my vid to 640x480 ? o.O

[Qyot27]

When i uploaded my amv onto the org. it was 512x288 (w x h). Im going to enter that video in a con and they said the minimum resolution has to be 640x480. When i used the AMV calculator my final results for the avisynth script was:

Crop(8,0,-8,-0)
LanczosResize(544, 304)

how do i get my vid to 640x480 ? o.O

Use this script:

LanczosResize(640, 368)
AddBorders(0, 56, 0, 56)

There's no need to use Crop if the sides of your video don't have black borders. Even then, it doesn't always require 8 off of each side. But that'll output a 640x480 picture with letterboxing.

[bum]

If you've still got the original source footage and the project file, just re-create the thing at dvd resolution. Your avoiding an extra round of compression and you'l hae a higher resolution image. So you'l get a much sharper image.

[Ninjafox]

Use this script:

LanczosResize(640, 368)
AddBorders(0, 56, 0, 56)

There's no need to use Crop if the sides of your video don't have black borders. Even then, it doesn't always require 8 off of each side. But that'll output a 640x480 picture with letterboxing.

thx, i got the new script in Vdub now but my problem now is compressing. I tried to compress to Xvid and on my 1st pass i got 110 megs. On the 2nd pass i got 93.2 . Is that still to big for a con ? I atleast wanted to get something between 80-90 or lower. Is there any other possibility?

If you've still got the original source footage and the project file, just re-create the thing at dvd resolution. Your avoiding an extra round of compression and you'l hae a higher resolution image. So you'l get a much sharper image.

i deleted the source footage and my project file *bangs head on table* but i needed too for hard drive space. But im getting a new hard drive in a day or two.

[Scintilla]

Unless the con rules say something specific about file size, there's no such thing as "too big for a con". Many contest rules specifically state that they'd prefer big files over low video quality.