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[decryptit]

How can i crop a movie using the codec (is it possible)
How can i crop a movie using Gordian knot or autogk
What is th ebest way leaving the t.v do all the work and therfore removing the black bars or removing them on you own.

[hacker_on_fire]

You will only loose the black bars. The quality should increase as theirs more bitrate left for the actual video. Of course other settings have to be set properly.

[hacker_on_fire]

"How can i crop a movie using Gordian knot or autogk"

In the resolution tab press 'smart crop all'. You can tweak it untill all the black bars are removed if they are ot all gone, but this is usually not necessary.

"How can i crop a movie using the codec (is it possible)"

Its possible but i never ever set any settings through the codec. just leave it alone and make sure they are default settings.

"What is th ebest way leaving the t.v do all the work and therfore removing the black bars or removing them on you own."

Remove the black bars from your movie as they are unnecessary. If its a 4:3 tv (and movie is 16:9) then it will add its own black bars. To make it fill the whole screen you will have to zoom or use the pan/scan feature of the tv.

[zx50]

Originally posted by decryptit

You will lose quality but.

I don't think there is any other way that you can crop the video. Everything has to be done when your encoding the video.

[decryptit]

Not always your t.v may do that too.

[hacker_on_fire]

I know, but generally any recent tv should. I still think this option is much better then any other espicially if you're likely to watch it on more then one tv.

[decryptit]

Ok ,does realy the dvd ram increase quality more than other media such as -r.

[zx50]

Originally posted by decryptit

Ok ,does realy the dvd ram increase quality more than other media such as -r.

?????????? i don't understand what you mean. When you say ram, do you mean memory, or a disc. If you mean memory then no you will just gain more speed. The only thing that increases the quality is more bits.

[decryptit]

actally out there exist 4 types of media.

The blue laser optical disc
Dvd-ram
Dvd+r/rw
Dvd-r/rw

I've heard that burning media such as video on dvd ram discs may increase quality.

[zx50]

I have a DVD+/-rw, i don't know where you heard that from. Like i said as far as i know the only thing that will increase quality is more bit's. Look tell you what, have you tried using b-frames, they do wonders, do about 4 to 6 passes (only if you need the quality though) and then take a look at it. But decryptit, you'll never acheive DVD quality, you'll get near but not actual DVD quality because DivX is lossy so no matter what you do there will still always be something missing when it comes to quality.

P.S i really don't know where you heard that putting the film on a certain disc increases quality, you are basically just burning it onto a disc and nothing more, but anyway try b-frames and if you use b-frames then that's about the only maximum quality you will get.

[decryptit]

What do mean you using b-frames.

[hacker_on_fire]

"I've heard that burning media such as video on dvd ram discs may increase quality."

No they still use the mpeg2 format so share the same quality. As far as i am aware they don't work in standalone dvd players i.e. ones in your living room, so are not designed for films as much in mind. But they are good for high capacity storage, where you want to re-write many times and have a better more relaxed structure. Also they last longer then other formats, about 100 times as long as +/- (lifetime = 1,000 writes). They are like mini hard drives. They are used in panasonics standalone dvd recorders (for the living room).

[decryptit]

hacker_on_fire

When you select smart crop all in gordian knot will the end result look without the black bars.

[hacker_on_fire]

98% of the time. They may be the odd time (2%) when its gets rid of all the black bars apart from several lines (e.g. of size 640x3). This is when you tweak it yourself so you only have the film.

[zx50]

Originally posted by decryptit

What do mean you using b-frames.

I think you are using DivX 3 are'nt you? well if you are using the latest version 5.1.1 (has to be pro though) then where it says profiles click the button next to the box and then click the "next" button and there you will see the feature b-frames. The best i know about these are when you are encoding if you have any blocks in your film (through lack of bits) then use b-frames and it will get rid of these blocks by filling them with bits (without upping the bitrate) and because of this your film will look better.