FitCD Use...some question

[relative]

Hi,
recently i began to use this wonderful program (FitCD) but i still cannot understand how resize correctly my SVCD with this tool.
I have a 4:3 TV & resizing my SVCDs i leave all default FitCD settings.
When i play SVCDs in my DVD player i have to manually switch to 16:9 emulation for viewing the correct sized frames.
If i use instead this set of avisynth commands (4 PAL):
BicubicResize(480, 432)
AddBorders(0, 72, 0, 72)
I obtain perfectly resized frames.
Does anybody could explain me how obtain same results using FitCD?
Btw
My input is an anamorphic DVD (2.35:1)
Thank u very much.

 

[mb1]

If you encode 16:9 (anamorphic) DVD to 4:3 SVCD you have to check the following in FitCD:

Under 'MPEG Resizing' in the source line 'anamorphic' yes.
In the destination line choose svcd and deselect 'anamorphic'.

Now change your settings to Source 720x576, Film Pixel 720x576 and set Blocks TV Overscan to 0.
You will get the 480,432 script with 72 borders

And now begin to play with the settings f.e. set the tv overscan area to 2 and so on ...

In your Mpeg Encoder set the output flag to 4:3.
Now (if you don´t have a pioneer player) everything should be fine.

 

[relative]

Thx mb1, i've seen u in other boards and i know u know very well the FitCD power, some questions here:
1) unfortunately i have a pioneer player what does it mean?
2) what about if i want to encode SVCD exactly with the same width of the original frame (DVD 16:9->SVCD 16:9)?

Thx 4 ur answer

 

[mb1]

1. Your pioneer player (f.e. dv-444) may have a scaling bug which leads to thick black borders if you have set it to 4:3 Letterbox:

Set it to 4:3 PanScan for correct scaling of 4:3 SVCDs.
Problem: now your DVDs play in 4:3 PanScan; you have to change to 4:3 LB for DVDs.
That is annoying.

If you have other players than DV-444 I think you don´t have that problem.

Pioneer players don´t play fluently from bitrates of 2.700 kbps (viedo + all audio) and over (so a little below svcd standard !).
Consider that for your encodings.


2. You may have luck if you have the DV-444 (don´t know it exactly for other models but I think you should have luck too then) and encode your SVCDs with the 16:9 flag (set in FitCD SVCD anamorphic). Your player plays them correct.

But be aware that many other players don´t like that 16:9-flag on SVCDs. Mostly they won't play them at all or they show weird pictures and blocks.

Also be aware that Standard-SVCD only allows comparable low bitrates. If you encode anamorphic (means you're stretching the picture 4/3 in height) the encoder has more picture to encode.
Picture should be sharper but becomes more blocky if bitrate isn't sufficient. This most likely happens if you encode anamorph with average video bitrates below 2.100 kbps.
Bitrate per block is the comparable (and best) quality value (FitCD shows that very nice) and it will drop down for anamorphic compared to non-anamorphic ...