Help in Encoding a movie into fullscreen instead of the normal one

[decryptit]

I'm ripping a movie but i would like it to appear fullscreen instaead of the normal small size.

Is it possible to do this.If yes please help.[SIZE=3][FONT=times new roman][COLOR=darkblue][SIZE=1]

[UncasMS]

this is mainly a PLAYBACK matter

[decryptit]

I would like to encode the movie into fullscreen is it possible.iIf yes how.

[UncasMS]

define fullscreen

[decryptit]

What do u mean by "define full screen"
Instead of widescreen or other small aspect ratios a full screen video is it possible.

[UncasMS]

sure, but you will screw your film, when cropping to 4:3 aspect ratio

nobody would try and make a 4:3 AR out of an 16:9 movie

[decryptit]

So if it is possible can you please tell me how and which software should i use

10nkx

Is it possible with autogk 0.28

[UncasMS]

of course - or otzherwise you would alter the original movie/its aspect ratio

you would have to crop some important information from the left and right area of your film or create egg-heads

both *solutions* will hardly be acceptable

[decryptit]

How do you crop some important information from the left and right area of the film or create egg-heads ?

Is there a software that can do this without alot of hessle if yes plz give me the name.

10nkx

[UncasMS]

cropping and resizing is possible with ANY decent tool

maybe you should take some time reading basics?

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27

[decryptit]

In my encoder i don't have this tool.
What can i do.

[zx50]

If you want to encode full screen, then just enter the resolution i.e 512x384 576x432 in the encoding application i.e DVDx you get the idea. And then if you are going to play it in the DivX player just click the top left button and then go down to video display and then select aspect ration and then custom.

P.S but if you are not playing it ina player where you can choose the apsect ratio, then i tend to agree with UncasMS, what would be the point?

[zx50]

Ah right, i get what UncasMS means now, but i can't tell you whether it will look good because i have'nt tried it personally. Are you thinking that if you crop the black bars then you will somehow increase the quality or do you just want to view the movie in full screen (can't think why though).

[MaximRecoil]

Re: Help in Encoding a movie into fullscreen instead of the normal one

Originally posted by decryptit
I'm ripping a movie but i would like it to appear fullscreen instaead of the normal small size.

Is it possible to do this.If yes please help.

I assume that the movie you are encoding is in a "fullscreen" aspect ratio (1.33:1 NTSC) to begin with? If so then simply resize the movie to 640x480 during the encoding process and then when you play the movie on your computer set your computer's resolution to 640x480 and your movie will take up your whole screen when you play it without having to stretch it at all.

Most players will allow you to "fullscreen" the movie to get rid of the player's distracting GUI but with typical modern PC resolutions being so high (800x600 is considered low these days) this forces the player to stretch a 640x480 video to fit the screen which degrades quality. If you start out with your PC already set to the same resolution as your video file then when you "fullscreen" it in your player it will not have to stretch the image at all but it will get rid of the distracting GUI and you will have a perfect unaltered fullscreen video showing on your monitor; just as if you were watching it on a regular TV.

BTW, this same procedure also works great for watching any movie on your PC that has a horizontal resolution of 640 or less. The 640x272 (2.35:1 AR) and the 640x344 (1.85:1 AR) widescreen formats both benefit from setting your PC's resolution to 640x480 prior to viewing. Doing this allows the picture to fill the screen horizontally without having to stretch the image at all. It is far superior to simply selecting "fullscreen" while playing the movie in 800x600 or higher in which case you get a stretched, somewhat blurry image with any imperfections being magnified.

[zx50]

Eh? exc....excuse me, what ARE you on about, i have a 1024x768 resolution and my XviD/DivX video's play fine. Btw i have just tried what you have advised, and i can see no quality improvement whatsoever, the only thing i can see though is the fact that because the resolution has been forced down, parts in scenes that had just the right amount of colour in them now have way too much and look ugly (i.e dark areas). The only way to do what your going on about is to encode the film or whatever at the same resolution as your monitor and then you will get stunning quality, but resizing your resolution downways is not the way too go, from what i seen.

P.S btw my resolution for my films are 576x320.