Re: 16x9 QT clips put in IDVD 08 come out 4x3
(June 28, 2008 06:47PM)
ronny courtens
Hi Dennis,
Anamorphic video is something special. In fact it IS a 4:3 frame format with the widescreen video pixels squeezed inside the frame. Apps like FCP, DVDSP and the QT player recognize the anamorphic flag within the video and stretch the 4:3 frame to its widescreen aspect ratio. iDVD does not always recognize this anamorphic flag and treats the anamorphic video as regular 4:3.
But you can change this. Just open your movie in the QT player and do the following:
1. Choose Window > Show Movie Properties.
2. In the Properties window, click Video Track in the Name column.
3. Click the Visual Settings button.
4. Deselect the checkbox for Preserve Aspect Ratio.
5. Change the Scaled Size:
For NTSC, enter 853 x 480 (instead of 720 x 480)
7. Choose File > Save to save the movie.
Now import this movie in iDVD and it will treat the video as widescreen.
Best wishes,
Ronny