1:9 DVD from MPEG-2

Hello
Unfortuanettly I have a Sony HDD Cam. I record in 16:9 format (mpeg2) but I have difficulties to make a IDVD in 16:9 fromat. It ends up with 4:3 (even it is an 16:9 iDVD project) or I have black stripes.
I used different conversion witg ffmpegx and mpeg streamclib. The converted files where shown in 16:9 in an external player (e.g. QuickTime-Player). As soon as I imported it in iDVD I have it in 4:3 format.
What the best way to convert 16:9 mpeg2 in a mac compatible format and how to import in iDVD?
Thanks guy's, Urs

Don
You do need to use separate video and audio files, and Streamclip can do it right (I never used Cinematize!).
And can it work with AC3 as well as WAV and AIFF
You can use AIFF (uncompressed) audio and/or Dolby AC3. If you can try using AC3 audio in your DVD-R projects because first, it takes less space that AIFF (using AC3 you can fit 120 min of high quality video in a 4.7 disc) and second, because it has a lower bitrate. Using AIFF is a very common cause of formatting errors and playback problems, because highbitrate errors.
I have yet not used DVDSP, so I'm not familiar with the process.
You can visit [Drew13's site|http://www.dvdstepbystep.com> for some good tutorials.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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