So I just discovered this program recently and decided to convert whatever non anamorphic DVDs I had to anamorphic. After 3 or 4 movies I tried the Abyss and it will not convert it to anamorphic. Only reason I can think of is because it has seamless branching. Anyone successful in making this DVd anamorphic?

I did this one with no problem. What were your settings?

the settings are definitely off because I just tried doing Howard Stern Private Parts and instead of waiting 7 hours for it to finish just to see it didnt work properly like last time I opened one of the avi synth script files with WMP and the picture had bars on the left and right side of the screen.
Which settings are you asking about?
I havent changed any of them since the last 2 DVDs were successful.

Let's start with this question:
Are the files 4:3 Letterboxed?

yes, the files are 4:3 letterboxed and I'm using the HC encoder.

The settings you should have are:
Settings/ Options/ AVS Options/ AVS Expert Options/ Convert from LB 4:3 to 16:9.

thats the setting I have checked. Are screencaps allowed bc i'll post one to show how its encoding.

Perhaps you can post the contents of your Rebuilder.ini file. It's located in the Rebuilder folder. Are you using any other filters? Did you do any preprocessing?

i just finished natural born killers and that one didnt come out correct either. There are still bars on the left and right side. Heres the log file...
(btw this last one took like 10 hours and I have 2.43 GB of RAM and a 1.29 GHZ athlon procesror).

[07:33:24] One Click encoding activated...
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-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 175,328 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_06: 87,402 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 12,989 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_12: 26,105 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 4,834 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_16: 32,220 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 4,955 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_20: 29,065 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 3,275 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_21: 253,643 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 44,648 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- Reduction Level for DVD-5: 97.2%
- Overall Bitrate : 2,731Kbs
- Space for Video : 3,420,540KB
- HIGH/LOW/AVERAGE Cell Bitrates: 3,601/1,874/2,731 Kbs
[07:53:50] Phase I, PREPARATION completed in 20 minutes.
[07:53:51] Phase II ENCODING started
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- Creating M2V for VTS_21 segment 0
[19:01:23] Phase II ENCODING completed in 668 minutes.
[19:01:24] Phase III, REBUILD started.
- Copying IFO, BUP, and unaltered files...
- Processing VTS_02
- Reading/processing TMAP table...
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- Updating TMAP table...
Correcting VTS Sectors...
[19:34:30] Phase III, REBUILD completed in 33 minutes.

Done.
[19:34:30] PREPARE/ENCODE/REBUILD completed in 721 min.

i just turned off the converttoYu2 option (whatever it is) and started on Scream and in the preview window this one looks to be alright.

What I'm looking for is your Rebuilder.ini file.

sorry , here it is

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That's not the Rebuilder.ini file.

...it's here - C:\Program Files\DVD-RB PRO\rebuilder.ini...

Sorry about that. Here it is.
[Options]
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Heres the discs i've has successful anamorphic encodings with..
-A Bronx Tale
-Strange Days

and heres the discs that have bars on the sides after the anamorphic conversion..
-Howard Stern Private Parts
-Natural Born Killers
-The Abyss

it doesnt make a difference that I'm already using backups to do the conversions right?

So I see you're using The free version. It's been some time since I used that one so I forget what some of the settings were but I'll look into it. In the meantime, can you post the Rebuilder.log? There seems to be something missing in the first one you posted. Does the original have black bars on the top and bottom?

yes all of them have bars on the top and bottom (and sides) because all the DVDs I am reencoding are letterboxed.

[08:22:53] One Click encoding activated...
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- VTS_04: 156,623 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
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- VTS_05: 165,778 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
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-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- VTS_06: 129,242 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V file
-- Processed 9,572 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- Reduction Level for DVD-5: 97.6%
- Overall Bitrate : 3,860Kbs
- Space for Video : 4,055,640KB
- HIGH/LOW/AVERAGE Cell Bitrates: 6,571/786/3,860 Kbs
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How does the finished product look? What program are you viewing it with?
What format does the .ifo file state?
When using Rebuilder to convert to 16:9, are you selcting the correct VTS?
One thing I overlooked was this:
Reduction Level for DVD-5: 97.2%
This is an already processed movie. Have you tried re-ripping the original?
Do you have Force reencoding (for filters) checked?

Originally posted by dialysis1:

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How does the finished product look? What program are you viewing it with?
What format does the .ifo file state?
When using Rebuilder to convert to 16:9, are you selcting the correct VTS?
One thing I overlooked was this:
Reduction Level for DVD-5: 97.2%
This is an already processed movie. Have you tried re-ripping the original?
Do you have Force reencoding (for filters) checked?

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-It depends on the movie. Natural Born Killers was still letterboxed and so was The Abyss. HS Private Parts looked a little stretched from top to bottom and there were bars on both sides.

-I used windows media player, VLC, and power dvd to view all finished encodes.

-I am definitely selecting the correct VTS file

-yes these are already processed movies. I'm reencoding whatever backups I have that are non anamorphic and havent re ripped the originals (honestly bc I dont have them)

I've just finished encoding scream to anamorphic and it was successful and right now I'm giving the Abyss another try and it looks correct in the preview window. Next I am going to try Natural Born Killers again and if that one doesnt work then I'll post the info on the .ifo file and check the force rencoding filter opetion as I cant check it now bc its in the middle of encoding.

OK i just tried the Abyss 2 more times. Both times were unsuccessful. the first attempt, I selected to reencode the only VTS file which was coming up (VTS 04) as anamorphic. When the encode finished, there were 4 VTS files (i guess bc windows splits them into 1gb chunks). They were VTS 04 1, VTS 04 2, VTS o4 3, and VTS 04 4. The only VTS file that came out anamorphically was VTS 04 4. All the rest were letterboxed.
So I tried again, this time instead of just selected VTS 04, I selected apply to all, and with this I got the same results as the first try.
I'm stuck here.

Something must be wrong with the backup copy that you're trying to convert. Try re-ripping the original and use the uncompressed original in Rebuilder.

ok thanks

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