Converting 16X9 .dv to .avi, gets letterboxed at left and right
Hey Guys,
Anyone know how to retain 16X9 from .dv to .avi using MPEG Streamclip?
I'm using V1.9.2... tried different settings 5 times now... can't get it to stop squeezing the picture on the left and right.
Also, when I play new file back in RealPlayer (for Mac) the sound is missing. In MPEG Streamclip, it's there. (?)
Thanks!
Hey Guys,
Thanks Nick and Studio X for your help. Definitely using it to navigate through this.
Results so far: The aspect ratio issue is still not solved. To refresh... this is a 16X9 .dv file and I'm trying to retain that aspect ratio as I convert it to a PC playable file.
Following Nick's suggestion... I
1) Opened the original file (.dv file) in Quicktime and saved it with "Clean" as the chosen Presentation conform choice. Quicktime made a new file with the .mov extension (I noticed picture degradation at this point). Knowing I still have to get to an .avi file (per Nick's suggestion) I then
2) Encoded this .mov file as an .avi file with MPEG Streamclip, then to test I played the resulting .avi in RealPlayer for Mac (I'm slowly thinking using RealPlayer for Mac is not really a test, based on Studio X's comments, and FYI, even though I have WMP for Mac it won't open these files... not sure if that's expected or not).
Anyway, in RealPlayer the aspect ratio was still squeezed left and right (faces look tall). Playing the resulting file in MPEG Streamclip also has the same results... video is squeezed on the sides.
Another FYI... I did find a backdoor, quick and dirty solution in case anyone wants to know:
In the FILE menu of MPEG Streamclip, you choose a file type to export to. In the resulting window there are settings to adjust. To the right of the ZOOM setting is the X/Y setting, where you can type in any number. I tried a couple numbers to narrow it down... and 1.23 seems to be just right. This forces the aspect ratio of the new file (at least when tested in RealPlayer for Mac) to have the "shape" of 16X9. Don't know what the inadvertent consequences of doing this are, though. I'm sure this messes something up somewhere!
I will pay for Flipformac and let everyone know the results.
Gotta say, in 2010 it blows my mind there isn't a file type everyone in the world can just play, without these kind of issues. I feel like it's still 1995. This is like different CD player manufacturers allowing only certain types of CDs or DVDs to play in their CD or DVD players. We didn't choose to pain the consumers with that... we made CDs playable in all CD players. It makes sense!
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