Chrisbasil Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 What am I doing wrong. I have home videos with 16:9 format and VHS to DVD 3 Plus will not record it in that format it squeezes the picture to 4:3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jim_Hardin Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 More likely they are not in a true 16:9 format to begin with otherwise it will sense that and capture correctly... Try using your DVD Player as a test source. You should have some 4:3 & 16:9 movies around to test with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sknis Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 What am I doing wrong. I have home videos with 16:9 format and VHS to DVD 3 Plus will not record it in that format it squeezes the picture to 4:3. On what device are the 16 by 9 home videos that you are trying to capture? Camcorder, memory card, VHS tape, digital tape, etc? Most (but not all ) VHS tapes are 4 by 3. If you are using a VHS tape, how did you capture the 16 by 9 to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 d_deweywright Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 More likely they are not in a true 16:9 format to begin with otherwise it will sense that and capture correctly... Try using your DVD Player as a test source. You should have some 4:3 & 16:9 movies around to test with But even that is actually 4:3 format output, isn't it? I've got DVDs that are "widescreen" but it's just widescreen fit within the 4:3 format with black bars top and bottom. DVD is "Standard Definition" which is 4:3 as I recall. Blu-Ray would be HD and a true wide-screen format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cdanteek Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 But even that is actually 4:3 format output, isn't it? I've got DVDs that are "widescreen" but it's just widescreen fit within the 4:3 format with black bars top and bottom. DVD is "Standard Definition" which is 4:3 as I recall. Blu-Ray would be HD and a true wide-screen format. Widescreen 16:9 format aspect ratio The widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio is the image standard of the future, designed to succeed the traditional 4:3 square aspect ratio. To take advantage of the benefits “true” widescreen can offer, you need to own both a widescreen television and videos coded in a 16:9 aspect ratio, such as High Definition television content, which only comes in widescreen format. Although widescreen 16:9 format is synonymous with High Definition content, 16:9 is also commonly used with standard definition television and DVDs. The reason for this is because DVD film producers and TV broadcasters offer both 16:9 and 4:3 outputs. http://www.bambooav....43-formats.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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What am I doing wrong. I have home videos with 16:9 format and VHS to DVD 3 Plus will not record it in that format it squeezes the picture to 4:3.
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