divxtodvd chops off the sides of the video

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  1. xShrimp

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    i burnt a movie and saw that the sides of the video is out of the screen, but since my movies are ws, i can still see the top and bottom

    so... im gonna try a picture of i can
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    xShrimp, Nov 23, 2005
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    Sounds like overscan to me. Is it also cut off if you play it on your PC?
     
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    no, only when i clone it to my tv, i have to zoom out with the control panel (nvidia)
     
    xShrimp, Nov 26, 2005
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    Hi there,

    When converting with DivxToDVD, are you using "Auto" as the output format, or are you forcing it to FullScreen or WideScreen ?
     
    cougar_ii, Nov 28, 2005
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    auto, is there is difference in change?
     
    xShrimp, Nov 28, 2005
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    Hi there,

    If you have a Widescreen TV, and force the video to FULL SCREEN, you will have 2 large black bars on both sides, kinda what you are seeing.

    (I think, I don't have a widescreen tv)

    I always let the software decide what is best, based on the video ratio.

    If it should be fullscreen, I let the "Auto" select fullscreen.
    Same for widescreen.

    Cause I think if it's a fullscreen file, and you force it to Widescreen, and you do have a widescreen tv, it will fill the image but strech the movie. (Again I think since I've never done it)...


    Here's what I would do.

    Look at the input file, is it Widescreen or fullscreen ?
    Then convert it twice.

    Let's say it's fullscreen, convert it fullscreen (Or set it auto)
    then force it to widescreen.

    Burn both on DVD-RW and see what difference it makes with your TV !

    My 2 cents...
     
    cougar_ii, Nov 29, 2005
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    actually now that i think about it the problem is that the movie is zoomed in so the sides of the movie are not visible, and when i place it on auto, the files i have on my computer are widescreen, so the divxtodvd says widescreen, but now im thinking about rebuying my movie since i lost my first copy while moving =P
     
    xShrimp, Nov 29, 2005
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