Widescreen?

[NDeh_is1]

Ok, I converted an avi file to mpeg and then burned it. After I burned it I put it in the DVD player and the quality was great just one problem. The faces on the screen where long. I think this was a widescreen file but my question is how do I put it back into wide screen instead of a full screen with long faces? I'm not in the mood to watch long faces(old westerns...lol). The size was 640x480 which I think is 4:3, but in full screen. How do I change this to get the widescreen on my TV screen, instead of widescreen full on my TV screen?

[gd_nimrod]

If you were converting in TMPGenc, simply change the aspect ratio to 16:9 (widescreen). Or, since its a widescreen movie originally, you can choose to "keep aspect ratio". Hope it helps.

[setarip]

Try the following in TMPGEnc:

Click the "Video" tab and change applicable settings to: 352X240 (PAL 352x288), 4:3 (NTSC or PAL as appropriate) 525 Line. Click the "Advanced" tab and change applicable settings to: "16:9 Display", "Center (Keep aspect ratio)", and 352x240 (PAL 352x288).

Let us know of your success ;>}

[NDeh_is1]

I tried changing the settings and it cut out most of the top and sides of the movie. (16:9, 352x240, and center keep aspect ratio)

[NDeh_is1]

Ok, I finally got the video in widescreen but now I have another problem with it. When I use Nero to burn it there are a lot of freezes in the video on my DVD player. Should I use another software? I just upgraded Nero. What other software is good, I didn't like Roxio Easy CD Platinum and that takes up too much space.

Oh yeah here are my results. I changed the source to 2.11:1 and then did a little math with the dimensions but didn't use the Use the Same Aspect Ratio, and it came out fine. Thanks for the help. Sorry for the delayed reply(holidays).

[setarip]

Make certain the audio is set to 44,100Hz (NOT 48,000Hz)...