Burning Widescreen DVDs

I read some of the other posts for this issue but am finding them
unhelpful, I hope someone has some new info that may help.

After burning a DVD of a widescreen movie and finding it had been
"squished" into reg TV size, I found the options and changed it to 16:9
( I had figured the program would have been smart enough to go by the
file itself). I then burned another copy, which also ended up getting
squished into regular TV size So now I have wasted two DVDs and so
far I have not found anywhere else in the program to modify the aspect
ratio. Another problem I am having is with the title screen that is
being created. In the preview it shows stills from the movie in the
spaces provided, however, when the finished product is viewed, the areas
that had images in them are only solid green blocks. I am afraid to try
again as I just can't afoord to waste more discs and frankly it's
getting a little frustrating waiting around almost two hours for certain
disappointment.

Any help will be most appreciated, thank you.

K


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TrillianK

It would be helpful to know what software you're using to burn your DVDs.

Tyro

"TrillianK" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I read some of the other posts for this issue but am finding them
> unhelpful, I hope someone has some new info that may help.
>
> After burning a DVD of a widescreen movie and finding it had been
> "squished" into reg TV size, I found the options and changed it to 16:9
> ( I had figured the program would have been smart enough to go by the
> file itself). I then burned another copy, which also ended up getting
> squished into regular TV size So now I have wasted two DVDs and so
> far I have not found anywhere else in the program to modify the aspect
> ratio. Another problem I am having is with the title screen that is
> being created. In the preview it shows stills from the movie in the
> spaces provided, however, when the finished product is viewed, the areas
> that had images in them are only solid green blocks. I am afraid to try
> again as I just can't afoord to waste more discs and frankly it's
> getting a little frustrating waiting around almost two hours for certain
> disappointment.
>
> Any help will be most appreciated, thank you.
>
> K
>
>
> --
> TrillianK

TrillianK wrote:
:: I read some of the other posts for this issue but am finding them
:: unhelpful, I hope someone has some new info that may help.
::
:: After burning a DVD of a widescreen movie and finding it had been
:: "squished" into reg TV size, I found the options and changed it to
:: 16:9 ( I had figured the program would have been smart enough to go
:: by the file itself). I then burned another copy, which also ended up
:: getting squished into regular TV size So now I have wasted two
:: DVDs and so far I have not found anywhere else in the program to
:: modify the aspect ratio. Another problem I am having is with the
:: title screen that is being created. In the preview it shows stills
:: from the movie in the spaces provided, however, when the finished
:: product is viewed, the areas that had images in them are only solid
:: green blocks. I am afraid to try again as I just can't afoord to
:: waste more discs and frankly it's getting a little frustrating
:: waiting around almost two hours for certain disappointment.
::
:: Any help will be most appreciated, thank you.
::
:: K
::
::
:: --
:: TrillianK


Not knowing actually what you're trying to achieve, it's a bit hard to
advise.
Check out DVDFab
http://www.dvdfab.com/
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TrillianK wrote:
> I read some of the other posts for this issue but am finding them
> unhelpful, I hope someone has some new info that may help.
>
> After burning a DVD of a widescreen movie and finding it had been
> "squished" into reg TV size, I found the options and changed it to
> 16:9 ( I had figured the program would have been smart enough to go
> by the file itself). I then burned another copy, which also ended up
> getting squished into regular TV size So now I have wasted two
> DVDs and so far I have not found anywhere else in the program to
> modify the aspect ratio. Another problem I am having is with the
> title screen that is being created. In the preview it shows stills
> from the movie in the spaces provided, however, when the finished
> product is viewed, the areas that had images in them are only solid
> green blocks. I am afraid to try again as I just can't afoord to
> waste more discs and frankly it's getting a little frustrating
> waiting around almost two hours for certain disappointment.
>
> Any help will be most appreciated, thank you.
>
> K
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Maybe the following articles will offer something useful:

Windows Vista -
DVD-Video burning:
frequently asked questions
http://tinyurl.com/65gywn
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...362251033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Windows DVD Maker and Aspect Ratios
http://tinyurl.com/25skok
or...
http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...ct-ratios.aspx

Windows Vista -
Change Windows DVD
Maker DVD-Video settings
http://tinyurl.com/2sop4p
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...853781033.mspx

Using Windows DVD Maker (Vista)
http://tinyurl.com/6aesvh
or...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=3643454

Windows Vista -
Burn pictures and movies to DVD-Video
disc using Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/3xtcfs
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...a60261033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Help and How To:
Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/yusbhl
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/win...=&qu=dvd+maker

Windows DVD Maker
http://www.windowsdvdmaker.com/

Beginner's Guide To Windows DVD Maker
http://www.windowsdvdmaker.com/guides/Beginner/

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