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i downloaded the demo for cinemacraft and i'm testing it out to see how it looks, but all of my mpeg2 s are encoding in 4:3 format with square pixels. so there are the black bars in DVDSP on both sides
my source is a .mov file from avid using the native dimensions of 720x486 with 10:11 pixels and it looks fine
my problem is i can't find a pixel ratio setting in cinemacraft or a resolution settting. i'm sure its there somewhere, maybe not on the demo?
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which version of cinemacraft are you demoing.
there isnt really such a thing as fixed pixel aspect ratios. Pixel aspect ratios are interpreted. So when you view a m2v on your computer, you are viewing it with square pixels, in dvd sp you have the choice to change the interpretaion between square and rectangular pixels.
how thick are the black bars on each side of the encoded video?

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WHY in waits for an opportunity under the tabletop (close-down).After turns off the screen pressed key.Not to 10 seconds.Can open automatically.Already a send to repair time.The system from has filled.After probably has the use standby condition.Can so.Thanks
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