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I am using a piece of software that supposed to convert a bunch
of jpg pictures into a SVCD/VCD, adding transitions, music e.t.c.
(i.e.
by creating an mpeg file). It's called Photo2DVD studio 3 (which may
or may not be important). Here it goes:
Everything works as advertised: it generates bin and cue files, that
contain
all the needed info. When SVCD is targeted, the MPEG file that is
generated,
upon the examinations, appears to be 480x480, as expected.
Here is the problem however: when played on a Sampo DVD player, the
movie
appears to be "squashed" vertically (objects apppear short and fat).
I tried to play the resulting MPEG file using various software
players:
In MS MediaPlayer 9: the movie appears squashed, just like on the
Sampo DVD plyer
In LightAlloy (a small and very robust "will play anything" sw
player), it appears to be file, i.e. undistorted. Info shows 480x480.
Finally, in BS Player, another robust player that allows to switch the
aspect ratios, when I select the "original" apsect ratio -- I get
squished images, if I select the 4x3 ratio -- I get perfectly
undistorted images, the way they were intended. Info shows 480x480 in
either case.
My question is, there must be some kind of info built in to the mpeg
that tells the player how to display it (and I guess some player
handle that info different then the others).
Is there a way to control that? Am I totally off, and the problem is
in something else? Can the experts please clue me in.
Thanks
I am using a piece of software that supposed to convert a bunch
of jpg pictures into a SVCD/VCD, adding transitions, music e.t.c.
(i.e.
by creating an mpeg file). It's called Photo2DVD studio 3 (which may
or may not be important). Here it goes:
Everything works as advertised: it generates bin and cue files, that
contain
all the needed info. When SVCD is targeted, the MPEG file that is
generated,
upon the examinations, appears to be 480x480, as expected.
Here is the problem however: when played on a Sampo DVD player, the
movie
appears to be "squashed" vertically (objects apppear short and fat).
I tried to play the resulting MPEG file using various software
players:
In MS MediaPlayer 9: the movie appears squashed, just like on the
Sampo DVD plyer
In LightAlloy (a small and very robust "will play anything" sw
player), it appears to be file, i.e. undistorted. Info shows 480x480.
Finally, in BS Player, another robust player that allows to switch the
aspect ratios, when I select the "original" apsect ratio -- I get
squished images, if I select the 4x3 ratio -- I get perfectly
undistorted images, the way they were intended. Info shows 480x480 in
either case.
My question is, there must be some kind of info built in to the mpeg
that tells the player how to display it (and I guess some player
handle that info different then the others).
Is there a way to control that? Am I totally off, and the problem is
in something else? Can the experts please clue me in.
Thanks