Converting Widescreen to fullscreen DVD movies

**dashelter** · 09-11-2004, 03:09 PM

Need help on a software that can convert from widescreen to fullscreen DVD movies.
Please advise of step-by-step to follow.

Thanks

**mrlipring** · 09-13-2004, 01:52 AM

what do you want to do, crop and zoom or stretch the image? Those are your choices.

pretty much any encoder will let you crop and reencode. If not, frameserve in vdub.

**Alan Mills** · 09-13-2004, 08:34 AM

Or just change the setup of your DVD player to "Pan and Scan" which will performs an automatic zoom when playing and you will just see the centre section of the widescreen movie taking up the sholw screen.

**dashelter** · 09-19-2004, 07:55 AM

none works here.
can someone provided a good step-by-step on converting w/s to f/s?
I'm trying to do that with "Man on fire" w/Denzel Washington.
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Thanks again!!!

**Marc Peters** · 09-19-2004, 09:28 AM

What software do you have a available to use?

**dashelter** · 09-19-2004, 02:12 PM

I have just about all utilities for dvd editing/encoding, etc..
What do you suggest that works fairly fast and yields good quality video upon conversion from w/s to f/s?
Please outline the steps-by-steps.

Thanks again!

**Marc Peters** · 09-19-2004, 03:04 PM

As its a download, it's likely the framesize is screwy. What is the frame dimensions of the video?

**dashelter** · 09-19-2004, 04:31 PM

where do I go to determine the frame size?
It's showing in widescreen mode with huge black bars on top and bottom.
How do I reduce significantly or eliminate these black bars completely?

**Marc Peters** · 09-19-2004, 05:13 PM

Install VirtualDub (google for it if you don't have it).

In VirtualDub:

1) File > Open > Browse to video

2) Video > Filters > Add > Null Transform

3) Click on Cropping. Move the values on the X and or Y axis as appropriate.

Output as usual.