@mark.s.witty, @AAProds

Hi

What device did you capture the video from, and which import option did you choose?

DVD widescreen video is recorded as 16:9 widescreen, it is recorded in an Anamorphic format which is closer to 5:4 when recorded with a 'switch' added to the file to tell the player to stretch the image in the horizontal direction to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio.

Did you set the Aspect ratio of the project in the Project settings to 16:9 before capturing?

If not try changing it with the project loaded it may fix the video - I no longer have VE installed so cannot check.

. . . . click on the clip to highlight it, then right-click it and choose Properties. Then click on Video (in the left column) and then set the aspect ratio to 16:9. . . .

IIRC VE does not have this capability - the properties are limited to basic file information and the Interlace/de-interlace settings - I do stand to be corrected.

HTH

John EB

@johnebaker

John, one of the group needs to be given a copy of RYVT so we can help out better.

Did you set the Aspect ratio of the project in the Project settings to 16:9 before capturing?

There doesn't appear to be a Project Setting area (at least according the manual)?

@mark.s.witty

Mark, on the "DVD Burning" screen, in the encoder settings try "Standard DVD Widescreen". It's described on page 51 of the Video Easy 7 manual.

@mark.s.witty, @AAProds

Hi

Alwyn - I now have the trial version of VE 7 installed.

. . . . There doesn't appear to be a Project Setting area (at least according the manual)? . . . .

See page 44.

The aspect ratio of the capture and project can be set in 2 different options:

File, Settings, Project - keyboard shortcut E

and in the Analog capture dialog Advanced view, Recording quality, User defined settings.

HTH

John EB

@johnebaker

Good oh John, silly me for thinking that Project Settings might be at the start of the manual so you can set up your project correctly. 😂

@AAProds

Hi Alwyn

Yes the manual does have some important operations buried further in.

There are 2 ways of looking at - have a 'quick start' section followed by the detail, or put more detail then eventually get to actually importing - neither are perfect.

If you want a good read have a look at the Vegas Pro manual. 🙁

John EB

@mark.s.witty

Hi

I have hidden your last comment as there was no response from you, only the quote of my previous post.

John EB

@AAProds @johnebaker Apologies, I had to drop off earlier. Thanks both for your responses and suggestions. I'm recording from a You View set top box SCART, I had the project settings set to HD 16:9 1920x1080. I found the object settings from the program menu and managed to save the project in 16:9 ratio, although the resolution can't be set past 720x576, presumably due to the source material? I'll export the video and see what happens. Sorry if I sound a bit vague, that's because I don't really know what I'm talking about!

@mark.s.witty

720 x 576 is the "standard" for Standard Definition PAL video. It is also the standard for DVDs; it is a common misapprehension that DVD video can be at a higher resolution.

RYVT was primarily designed to allow the "digitising" of analogue video. I can't remember the effective resolution of VHS recordings but I know it is even lower than 720 x 576!

HTH

Jeff
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@mark.s.witty, @emmrecs

Hi

. . . . the effective resolution of VHS recordings but I know it is even lower than 720 x 576 . . . .

Because the signal is analog there is no specific horizontal resolution, however the generally accepted resolution is 240 x 576 (PAL) and 240 x 480 (NTSC).

HTH

John EB

@mark.s.witty @johnebaker @emmrecs

We've speared off on a tangent thinking about HD. DVDs can be widescreen. The resolution, in this case, is still 720x576, but the files are flagged 16:9 (pixels are wider than tall😉). If your source video (a VHS?) is only 720x576, your capture stick won't give you any more.

I therefore suggest just do as I suggested earlier: use the "DVD Widescreen" option on the DVD Burning screen. That will, hopefully, set the video flag to 16:9 and you'll get a widescreen DVD.

@mark.s.witty, @AAProds

Hi

Update:

. . . . . . . . click on the clip to highlight it, then right-click it and choose Properties. Then click on Video (in the left column) and then set the aspect ratio to 16:9. . . .

Video Easy 7 does have this capability.

John EB

@AAProds

We've speared off on a tangent thinking about HD

Hi Al,

I don't agree, sorry!

The OP's comment was about the aspect ratio of his digitised video; he clearly seems to expect that his widescreen output will be more than 720 x 576. As we agree, this is not possible for any DVD output. Unfortunately, there is still a common misunderstanding that DVD-Video is High(er) Definition.

Jeff

@AAProds, @emmrecs

Hi Alwyn, Jeff

Unfortunately, I do not agree with either of you ! 😱

@mark.s.witty commented - 'You View set top box SCART'

The only 'You View set top box' I can find are the Humax DTR-series, they are Digital TV Recorders which have a resolution up to 1080p and the SCART can handle up to this resolution.

If this is the device 'You View set top box', then, like my Satellite receiver, it should (not guaranteed) be possible to get the video file directly out of the recorder off the hard drive by copying to an external hard drive or USB memory stick, possibly also over ethernet if it is networkable, it will be slow as the video is encrypted and must be decrypted.

John EB

@johnebaker

Hi John.

I see your point! 👍

Jeff

@johnebaker @emmrecs

Looking at the tute for RYVT, that SCART only has Composite out. You are not going to get HD. John, I note that that "Advanced" dialogue box has "Magix video export" as it's name. I hardly think that VE is going to convert SD Interlaced to 1920x1080 Progressive on the fly when recording. And there is no way a cheap capture stick like that is going to hardware convert SD to HD on the fly either.

So yes, we are being sidetracked. 😉

The irony of using a composite video cable from a JVC SVHS machine is not lost on me. 😎

it should (not guaranteed) be possible to get the video file directly out of the recorder off the hard drive by copying to an external hard drive or USB memory stick, possibly also over ethernet if it is networkable, it will be slow as the video is encrypted and must be decrypted.

Good luck with that!