Pal SD 16/9 Anamorphic.

Hi,
How do I encode and author my SD Pal 16/9 video to make it "True" 16/9 720x576 Anamorphic dvd ? Should I export it from FCP as 4/3 or 16/9..?
It seems like whatever I do it ends up being 720x480.. which reduces the vertical resolution..
Is this a standard that makes it possible to play the dvd´s on both 4/3 and 16/9 televisions ?
I´m a bit confused about whether it´s the dvd players that recognises the aspect ratio and or the tv sets..
Any information will be appreciated.
Best
Lars Beyer

Lars
Use Compressor to encode your movie using any of the Hogh Quality DVD 16:9> prestes (You don't mention the menght in munutes of your movie) to get the MEG2 video, and use the Dolby 2 (AC3) preset for your audio.
In DVDSP set your track Display Mode as 16:9 letterbox. This way it will play full screen in widescreen TVs and letterboxed in 4:3 ones. No matter that be aware that some bad DVD Players and/or TV settings can override the disc configuration and play it back in the wrong way, but you cannot control what the hardware user do !
It seems like whatever I do it ends up being 720x480
Do you mean 720x576? Anamorphic vide use the same image size in pixels than standard footage, but uses a different pixels aspect ratio, what makes the image widescreen. If you open the encoded movie in QT you'll see square pixels.
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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Level 10(109,395 points)Tom WolskyJan 9, 2015 5:22 PM
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