Widescreen video capture and widescreen playback

Is there a way to capture widescreen video from Canopus ADVC 100 and have it playback widescreen as opposed to letterboxed. When I load it into a video iPod, the 4:3 aspect of the display makes the video even smaller.

Can you please walk me through the process. I am not a quicktime or video editing expert.
Would be happy to, Martin. However, there are at least three distinct work flows that appear to be most applicable to you at the moment. One uses your current digital-analog-digital approach and two would allow you to work entirely with digital material. Have to do some errands this morning, but will get back to you as soon as I can. Would help if you could provide the following information:
1) May I assume your computer platform is equipped with a DVD ROM at the minimum?
2) What special editing requirements may be required? (I.e., are you doing re-arranging scene order, applying special or unusual effects or filters?)
3) Is your main concern the creation of iPod compatible files?
4) May I assume your source material is, in fact widescreen, to begin with?
5) Can you determine the specific aspect ratios involved for each movie and know how they effect output in light of most efficient use of encoding algorithms and use cropping/scaling routines? (I.e., into how much detail do you wish to delve?)
If you wish, contact me directly via e-mail. Might be easier to answer questions via iChat or other IM if you actually want to be talked through a session.
I play the DVD through the ADVC 100 on a DVD player via firewire to my eMac. I then open Quicktime/file/new movie recording, start the movie recording, do all the editing and crop from there through Streamclip.
Frame rate tends to be unreliable/inconsistent using this work flow since it relies on unregulated CPU access. Do you have iMovie, FCE, FCP, the free Vidi capture utility, or other dedicated device native (DV) capture/editing application?
I'm awaiting the next rev of the iPod. I believe it will accomodate for widescreen viewing, and will have a substantially larger display.
Current iPod accomodates widescreen viewing as is. It does, however, display as if it were letterboxed due to to screen aspect ratio. Main advantage at this point is increased encoding efficiency and smaller file size. Brings up additional questions regarding your preferences/requirements when it comes to question of quality vs. quantity of movies. Can discuss this further as needed later. As to future revisions, yes, I guess it might be nice to see a 9:16 screen but I'll wait to see if it ever happens.

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