Video Scaling SNAFU

I've had one specific problem with Compressor that I can not seem to figure out.
The Goal:
I'm trying to convert video files for use within DVD studio pro.
The File Formats:
I've got DV video, I've got 960x540 movies, I've got 1920x1080 movies. I can scale it to any size I need and drop them into DSP, but I thought Compressor was supposed to give better options and control over the conversion. So far I've only had frustration and confusion. (the advanced, extra strength kind)
The Problem:
If I use a preset DVD option to create an M2v movie, the movie is scaled to an incorrect size EVERY TIME. Even if I start with 720x480 @DV compression. If I use the 4:3 DVD preset the movie is sized to 640x480. If I use the 16:9 DVD preset the movie is scaled to 720x404??? Somebody help me because it's not supposed to do that. I need it to stay or scale to 720x480 which is the DVD resolution. Why would a DVD preset scale my video to anything other than 720x480????
In fact the summary of the setting says that it's going to create a movie at 720x480 and yet it ends up at some other resolution.
What is going on. The program has been.. for me, useless.
I'm sure there is some simple solution that I can't seem to find. So could someone clue me in so I can continue my work... Help!

Hey John
ok by looking at your resolutions, i see that you are making the full frame 16x9 1.78:1 standard definition files. i also see that you have 16x9 full frame high definition files. there is nothing wrong with compressor has i see it, let me explain.
i have to ask, why would you use the 4x3 preset, since it is not full frame, unless you have an anamorphic source (which i doubt). in your case, with your resolutions, i would ONLY use 16x9 presets! 720x404 is the widescreen 16x9 1.78:1 aspect ratio WITHOUT the mattes. yes this is CORRECT. your material will be letterboxed (if you didnt choose a pan&scan option) with a 4x3 monitor and will be a full frame 16x9 picture with a widescreen monitor.
by the way, compressor and a few other encoders do actually compress 640x480 full frame because this is the square pixel of the compture monitor, where a TV monitor is the "rectangular" pixel. when you go to compile your project, you will see trhat everything is OK.
you just have to make sure with these reolutions that all settings and stream settings are 16x9, since these are resolutions you are working with, especially true with ANY HD reolution.
hope that helps and if you have any other particular question, let me know
Mikey M.

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GoPro http://forums.adobe.com/message/4486784
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Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL507B3498B4479B96&feature=plcp
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/913334
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/845731
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3234794
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http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/06/video_tutorials_didacticiels_t.html
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Missing Content http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1065117
http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/premiere-pro/using/whats-new-cs6.html
PDF http://blogs.adobe.com/adobecustomersuccess/2011/05/14/help-support-pages-for-creative-sui te-applications/
CS6 Stuff Plug-ins
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2012/05/plug-ins-and-third-party-hardware-for-p remiere-pro-cs6.html

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---------------------------- Begin Paste ------------------------------
config USB_USBVISION
tristate "USB Zoran/Nogatech USBVision Video Grabber Support"
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---------------------------- End of Paste -----------------------------
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   modprobe videodev.o
b) Install the modules:
      modprobe usbvision- For a great radio application, try GQradio.
The usbvision module will also load the i2c-algo-usb, i2c-core, saa7111, saa7113.
VIDEO PLAYERS FOR PLAYING VIDEO OUPUT
Here is the setting to get the TV tuner working with mplayer. It does software video scaling, so you can have full screen mode with the USBVision driver.
mplayer tv:// -tv channel=43:driver=v4l:input=0:outfmt=rgb24:norm=ntsc:height=240:width=320 -flip
Here is the setting to get the TV tuner working with xawtv.
xawtv -c /dev/video0
USBVISION MODULE PARAMETERS:
NAME: isocMode
TYPE: integer (0x03, 0x14, 0x60)
DEFAULT: 0x60
DESC: The isocMode is the format mode of the data that is transmitted on the isocronous
pipe via USB. It is not depending on the connected video-hardware. Default is 0x14.
YUV422 0x03
YUV420 0x14
COMPRESSION 0x60 Enable compression for full framerate.
NAME: debug
TYPE: bitmask
DEFAULT: 0
DESC: You don't need this option unless you are a developer. If you are a developer then
you will see in the code what values do what. This is a bit mask, and you can combine any
number of bits to produce what you want:
bit 2 debug procfs
bit 3 debug video ioctl
bit 4 debug video io
bit 5 debug radio io
bit 7 debug usb frame header
bit 8 debug probe and disconnect
bit 9 debug irq
bit 10 debug handling of isochronus transfer
bit 11 debug parsing of usb data
bit 12 debug handling of scratch
bit 13 debug utility functions
bit 14 debug i2c stuff
NAME: flags
TYPE: bitmask
DEFAULT: 0
DESC: This is a bit mask, and you can combine any number of bits to produce what you want.
Usually you don't want any of extra features this option provides:
bit 0 FLAGS_RETRY_VIDIOCSYNC This bit allows to retry failed
VIDIOCSYNC ioctls without failing.
Will work with xawtv, will not
with xrealproducer. Default is
not set.
bit 1 FLAGS_MONOCHROME Activates monochrome (b/w) mode.
bit 2 FLAGS_DISPLAY_HINTS Shows colored pixels which have
magic meaning to developers.
bit 3 FLAGS_OVERLAY_STATS Shows tiny numbers on screen,
useful only for debugging.
bit 4 FLAGS_FORCE_TESTPATTERN Shows blue screen with numbers.
bit 5 FLAGS_SEPARATE_FRAMES Shows each frame separately, as
it was received from the camera.
Default (not set) is to mix the
preceding frame in to compensate
for occasional loss of Isoc data
on high frame rates.
bit 6 FLAGS_CLEAN_FRAMES Forces "cleanup" of each frame
prior to use; relevant only if
FLAGS_SEPARATE_FRAMES is set.
Default is not to clean frames,
this is a little faster but may
produce flicker if frame rate is
too high and Isoc data gets lost.
NAME: dga
TYPE: integer (0-1) boolean
DEFAULT: 1
DESC: This will set the option for DGA video to either Yes or No. Default is 1.
NAME: PowerOnAtOpen
TYPE: integer (0-1) boolean
DEFAULT: 1
DESC: This will set the device to power on automatically when opened. Default is 1.
NAME: SwitchSVideoInput
TYPE: integer (0-1) boolean
DEFAULT: 0
DESC: To help people with Black and White output with using s-video input. Some cables and input devices are wired differently.
If you are getting a black and white image when using the S-Video input. Set this parameter to 1. Default is 0, since most
devices do not have this problem.
NAME: CustomDevice
TYPE: string
DEFAULT: NULL
DESC: This will set a new Custom device
EXAMPLE: "0x0573 0x4D31 0 7113 3 PAL 1 1 1 5 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1"
FORMAT: "idVendor idProduct Interface Codec VideoChannels VideoNorm AudioChannels Radio
Tuner TunerType Vin_Reg1 Vin_Reg2 X_Offset Y_Offset Dvi_yuv"
Codec:
7111
7113
819
VideoNorm:
P or PAL
S or SECAM
N or NTSC
TunerType: (!!!use the NUMBER not the name) see latest in "/usr/src/linux/drivers/media/video/tuner.h"
TUNER_TEMIC_PAL    0 /* 4002 FH5 (3X 7756, 9483) */
TUNER_PHILIPS_PAL_I 1
TUNER_PHILIPS_NTSC 2
TUNER_PHILIPS_SECAM 3 /* you must actively select B/G, L, L` */
TUNER_ABSENT 4
TUNER_PHILIPS_PAL    5
TUNER_TEMIC_NTSC 6 /* 4032 FY5 (3X 7004, 9498, 9789) */
TUNER_TEMIC_PAL_I    7 /* 4062 FY5 (3X 8501, 9957) */
TUNER_TEMIC_4036FY5_NTSC 8 /* 4036 FY5 (3X 1223, 1981, 7686) */
TUNER_ALPS_TSBH1_NTSC    9
TUNER_ALPS_TSBE1_PAL 10
TUNER_ALPS_TSBB5_PAL_I 11
TUNER_ALPS_TSBE5_PAL 12
TUNER_ALPS_TSBC5_PAL 13
TUNER_TEMIC_4006FH5_PAL 14 /* 4006 FH5 (3X 9500, 9501, 7291) */
TUNER_ALPS_TSHC6_NTSC 15
TUNER_TEMIC_PAL_DK 16 /* 4016 FY5 (3X 1392, 1393) */
TUNER_PHILIPS_NTSC_M 17
TUNER_TEMIC_4066FY5_PAL_I    18 /* 4066 FY5 (3X 7032, 7035) */
TUNER_TEMIC_4006FN5_MULTI_PAL    19 /* B/G, I and D/K autodetected (3X 7595, 7606, 7657)*/
TUNER_TEMIC_4009FR5_PAL    20 /* incl. FM radio (3X 7607, 7488, 7711)*/
TUNER_TEMIC_4039FR5_NTSC 21 /* incl. FM radio (3X 7246, 7578, 7732)*/
TUNER_TEMIC_4046FM5    22 /* you must actively select B/G, D/K, I, L, L` ! (3X 7804, 7806, 8103, 8104)*/
TUNER_PHILIPS_PAL_DK 23
TUNER_PHILIPS_FQ1216ME 24 /* you must actively select B/G/D/K, I, L, L` */
TUNER_LG_PAL_I_FM 25
TUNER_LG_PAL_I 26
TUNER_LG_NTSC_FM 27
TUNER_LG_PAL_FM 28
TUNER_LG_PAL 29
TUNER_TEMIC_4009FN5_MULTI_PAL_FM 30 /* B/G, I and D/K autodetected (3X 8155, 8160, 8163)*/
TUNER_SHARP_2U5JF5540_NTSC 31
TUNER_Samsung_PAL_TCPM9091PD27 32
TUNER_MT2032 33
TUNER_TEMIC_4106FH5 34 /* 4106 FH5 (3X 7808, 7865)*/
TUNER_TEMIC_4012FY5 35 /* 4012 FY5 (3X 0971, 1099)*/
TUNER_TEMIC_4136FY5 36 /* 4136 FY5 (3X 7708, 7746)*/
TUNER_LG_PAL_NEW_TAPC    37
TUNER_PHILIPS_FM1216ME_MK3 38
TUNER_LG_NTSC_NEW_TAPC    39
TUNER_HITACHI_NTSC    40
TUNER_PHILIPS_PAL_MK    41
TUNER_PHILIPS_ATSC    42
TUNER_PHILIPS_FM1236_MK3 43
TUNER_PHILIPS_4IN1    44 /* ATI TV Wonder Pro - Conexant */
TUNER_MICROTUNE_4049FM5 45
TUNER_LG_NTSC_TAPE    47
TUNER_TNF_8831BGFF    48
================================================================================================
FINAL NOTE:
If your device isn't known, add it to usbvision_device_data and usbvision_table in usbvision.h.
You can speed up tuner detection, when adding "options tuner addr=your_addr" to /etc/modules.conf.
If your device isn't known, edit line (modprobe usbvision CustomDevice="0x0573 0x4D31 0 7113 3 PAL 1 1 1 5 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1")
in 'usbvision.rc' file then 'usbvision.rc start'
also edit "etc/rc.d/init.d/usbvision" if you use it
Please tell me your experience ([email protected]), or contact ([email protected]).
=============================================================
As described it is a PAL device. There are options for TV included.
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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL507B3498B4479B96&feature=plcp
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/913334
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/845731
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3234794
A "crash course" http://forums.adobe.com/thread/761834
A Video Primer for Premiere http://forums.adobe.com/thread/498251
Premiere Tutorial http://forums.adobe.com/thread/424009
And http://forums.adobe.com/message/2738611
And http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2012/08/28/free-video-tutorial-samples-from-learning-p remiere-pro-cs6/
-and more from Kevin http://forums.adobe.com/message/4714153
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/06/video_tutorials_didacticiels_t.html
And http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/06/how_to_search_for_premiere_pro.html
And http://bellunevideo.com/tutlist.php
Premiere Pro Wiki http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Tutorial http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Premiere/1
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Tutorial HD to SD w/CS4 http://bellunevideo.com/tutorials/CS4_HD2SD/CS4_HD2SD.html
Exporting to DVD http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS3E252E59-6BE5-4668-A12E-4ED0348C3FDBa.h tml
And http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WSCDE15B03-1236-483f-BBD4-263E77B445B9.ht ml
Color correction http://forums.adobe.com/thread/892861
After Effects Tutorials http://www.videocopilot.net/
Surround Sound http://forums.adobe.com/thread/517372
Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-Too Large May = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/879967
-And another crash report http://forums.adobe.com/thread/973935
CS6 http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?282290-New-Tutorial-Working-Faster-in-Premiere-Pr o-CS6
Video Scaling https://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/10/scaling-in-premiere-pro-cs5.html
Encore http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-encore-cs4/
Authoring http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/dvd_authoring/
Encore Tutorial http://www.precomposed.com/blog/2009/05/encore-tutorial/
And more Encore http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/
Regions and NTSC vs PAL http://forums.adobe.com/thread/951042
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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL507B3498B4479B96&feature=plcp
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/913334
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/845731
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3234794
A "crash course" http://forums.adobe.com/thread/761834
A Video Primer for Premiere http://forums.adobe.com/thread/498251
Premiere Tutorial http://forums.adobe.com/thread/424009
And http://forums.adobe.com/message/2738611
And http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2012/08/28/free-video-tutorial-samples-from-learning-p remiere-pro-cs6/
-and more from Kevin http://forums.adobe.com/message/4714153
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/06/video_tutorials_didacticiels_t.html
And
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/06/how_to_search_for_premiere_pro.html
And http://bellunevideo.com/tutlist.php
Premiere Pro Wiki http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Tutorial http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Premiere/1
Tutorial http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/forumdisplay.php?f=21
Tutorial HD to SD w/CS4 http://bellunevideo.com/tutorials/CS4_HD2SD/CS4_HD2SD.html
Exporting to DVD http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS3E252E59-6BE5-4668-A12E-4ED0348C3FDBa.h tml
And http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WSCDE15B03-1236-483f-BBD4-263E77B445B9.ht ml
Color correction http://forums.adobe.com/thread/892861
After Effects Tutorials http://www.videocopilot.net/
Surround Sound http://forums.adobe.com/thread/517372
Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-Too Large May = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/879967
-And another crash report http://forums.adobe.com/thread/973935
CS6 http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?282290-New-Tutorial-Working-Faster-in-Premiere-Pr o-CS6
Video Scaling https://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/10/scaling-in-premiere-pro-cs5.html
Encore http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-encore-cs4/
Authoring http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/dvd_authoring/
Encore Tutorial http://www.precomposed.com/blog/2009/05/encore-tutorial/
And more Encore http://library.creativecow.net/articles/devis_andrew/

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