Aspect Ratio Query

Xenofex2 wrote on 3/19/2023, 3:35 PM

Whilst I am aware that the aspect Ratio for 720 x 576 is 5:4, I have a video clip that plays as if 16:9 on the PC Monitor and a check with MediaInfo tells me it is 16:9 (see screenshot).

I want to edit it into smaller segments. I then set up a new project in MEP for a 720 x 576 and 16:9, spliced a small section, and again, as can be seen from the second screenshot, exported as a MPEG-4 to the same criteria. Except that the resultant clip is 5:4, so MEP over-rode the setting.

Is it possible to export this size as 16:9?

I have MEP 21 0 1 104.

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AAProds wrote on 3/20/2023, 6:59 PM

@Xenofex2

Following on from Andy's post, a DVD is broken up into multiple VOBs. The maximum size for a VOB is 1048mb, equating to very roughly 25-odd minutes of video (depends on the compression). If a movie goes over that 25 minutes, another VOB is created, again to a max of 1048mb, and so it goes on. You may find, on a dual-layered DVD, 6 or more VOBs.

As far as importing into Magix goes, display the VOB folder in the media pool, then drag in VOB 1. The others will be imported automatically in sequence and appended to VOB 1.

You can import DVDs direct from the disk, but Magix will prompt you to save it to your hard drive first. It won't let you import a copy-protected disk.

And lastly, you can combine all the VOBs into one neat MPEG 2 file by using AVIDemux; open the first VOB and it will prompt to open all the subsequent VOBs and join them up, then "Output Format" as an MPEG 2 PS.

@johnebaker

John, yes I do. I name them starting with AA so they are at the top! 😀