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Old 02-19-05, 02:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
victorypoint
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Originally Posted by justakid
hope the topic aint tooo cryptic... but im just wandering if there an adv over one or the other...

see i have some vids which are true 16:9

That is the file size is DV 720x576 (4:3)- but because it is meant to be viewed witha 16:9 1.77 pixel ratio - when viewed as square pixels it is squished...so i was wandering do u guys just resize it so it is square pixels so u would get 640/1.77 = 361 -

or do u keep the same aspect ratio and just change the pixel ratio on the dell.....IE 480*1.25 = 600*480

my main reason for asking is cos i cant tell the dif - others might... (i have my show reel stored on my dell so need BEST QUAL even if i cant see the dif) and if there is no dif - i might just resize to square pixels so i dont have to keep changin the pixel ratio depending on what i am watching/showing
You probably mean your movies are NTSC widescreen anamorphic - 16:9 aspect ratio. You want letterboxed square-pixel versions for the X50v so the calculation would be:

640 / (16/9) = 360

The letterboxed size is then 640 x 360. Don't use non-square anamorphic conversion for Axim. Also, some encoders only use pixels sizes in multiples of 16 (e.g. Nero Recode2). In that case use 640 x 352 (squished a bit vertically but not really noticable).

-AJ

Last edited by victorypoint; 02-19-05 at 02:44 PM.
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