The Nomads
May 10th, 2006, 10:21 PM
I have for some time been recording 30 minute programs from my Digital Optus (Melbourne Australia) box (S-Video output) using a Fusion DVB-t1 PCI card.
These programs are broadcast in 16:9 format, but are 4:3 content.
I have so far 22 files, which I have elected to archive as mpg files (418 Mb), as output by Video ReDo (VRD) BETA 466 and 468 after editing.
I initially intended archiving them as DVD's, but I found that after processing by Nero Vision Express3 (NVE), the resulting file was increased to 800 Mb, and the process took around 55 minutes per edited 25 minute video. Not practical.
A further problem was that the aspect ratio of the displayed video, using Power DVD (PDVD) or Nero Showtime (NST), was more like 1:1, rather than 4:3 in post stamp. For that reason I have loaded Zoom Player Standard and can now view the files as full screen 4:3, and, for a Dvico analogue recording, they aren't all that bad. Just tollerable, and useful.
After a lot of forum searching for aspect ratio problems, I finally found out that VRD can save edited files with specified Aspect Ratio and Audio parameters, via the Options button on the Save File box, instead of using the default setting "Unchanged".
Using these settings, and by re-saving the existing edited mpgs, or when processing new files using these settings, I now have new mpg files, with the same size as the original edits (418 Mb), but which display using PDVD and NST in 4:3 postage stamp, and, NVE now sees them as compliant DVD files, converting them into a Video_TS directory in 4 minutes, with a size of 420 Mb. A big step forward.
Well, this has happened for 20 of the 22 files. There are two rogue files which will not respond fully to these specified saving settings.
These two files still save out of VRD at 418 MB mpg's, and display in PDVD and NST as 4:3 postage stamp, but NVE creates an 800 Mb DVD file, and now takes 27 minutes to process. NVE still sees them as non-compliant for DVD. G-Spot seems to indicate they are all compliant.
Whilst the problem only exists in 2 out of 22 files at this stage, I would like to find a solution for all files, as one of the rogue files is a new recording, which was processed from start using these save settings, not just resaved by VRD, so the number will continue to increase.
Would any knowledgeable luminaries on this forum have any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem, and a solution?
Is there any further information I can provide to assist?
I have not tried saving with a GOP of 15 specified. I might try that on the rogues tonight.
Sorry for the long winded posting on this issue.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ray
These programs are broadcast in 16:9 format, but are 4:3 content.
I have so far 22 files, which I have elected to archive as mpg files (418 Mb), as output by Video ReDo (VRD) BETA 466 and 468 after editing.
I initially intended archiving them as DVD's, but I found that after processing by Nero Vision Express3 (NVE), the resulting file was increased to 800 Mb, and the process took around 55 minutes per edited 25 minute video. Not practical.
A further problem was that the aspect ratio of the displayed video, using Power DVD (PDVD) or Nero Showtime (NST), was more like 1:1, rather than 4:3 in post stamp. For that reason I have loaded Zoom Player Standard and can now view the files as full screen 4:3, and, for a Dvico analogue recording, they aren't all that bad. Just tollerable, and useful.
After a lot of forum searching for aspect ratio problems, I finally found out that VRD can save edited files with specified Aspect Ratio and Audio parameters, via the Options button on the Save File box, instead of using the default setting "Unchanged".
Using these settings, and by re-saving the existing edited mpgs, or when processing new files using these settings, I now have new mpg files, with the same size as the original edits (418 Mb), but which display using PDVD and NST in 4:3 postage stamp, and, NVE now sees them as compliant DVD files, converting them into a Video_TS directory in 4 minutes, with a size of 420 Mb. A big step forward.
Well, this has happened for 20 of the 22 files. There are two rogue files which will not respond fully to these specified saving settings.
These two files still save out of VRD at 418 MB mpg's, and display in PDVD and NST as 4:3 postage stamp, but NVE creates an 800 Mb DVD file, and now takes 27 minutes to process. NVE still sees them as non-compliant for DVD. G-Spot seems to indicate they are all compliant.
Whilst the problem only exists in 2 out of 22 files at this stage, I would like to find a solution for all files, as one of the rogue files is a new recording, which was processed from start using these save settings, not just resaved by VRD, so the number will continue to increase.
Would any knowledgeable luminaries on this forum have any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem, and a solution?
Is there any further information I can provide to assist?
I have not tried saving with a GOP of 15 specified. I might try that on the rogues tonight.
Sorry for the long winded posting on this issue.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ray