Quote: After burning a Blu-ray version of my video and viewing on a 65" HDTV, I see that the entire video is enlarged with portions on each side cut off. It's like when you change the TV format to "zoom," but the format is on normal. I have a DVD version to compare it to, and that version is normal. What did I do wrong?

Jim

It might have to do with the "TV Safe Zone." I ignored that for a long time, until I noticed that certain things were being cut off.

Just a WAG. Jerry Schwartz

JSC: I am wondering if the aspect ratio of your original DVD was 4:3 (Standard Definition). Burning the same file to a Blu-ray will not automatically change the aspect ratio to 16:9, which is the standard for High Definition. That MIGHT explain why the sides are being cut off. Just my WAG!

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Phil,

Yes, my video is at 4:3. Does that mean burning to Blu-ray is not an option?

Jim

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Jim: You can burn standard definition to a Blu-ray disk (BD), if you want to, but the aspect ratio will remain 4:3, thus the bars to the sides on an HD television. If you zoom in, you will distort your image horizontally and possibly vertically as well. There really is no advantage to burning an Standard Definition disk to BD, other than increased storage (25 or 50 GB) per BD, as opposed to 4.7 or 8.5/7? on a DVD. BDs cost more than DVDs. DVDs are the norm for burning Standard Definition video files, aspect ratio 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels), as opposed to 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) for High Definition.

I have a attached a link below for more info on BDs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc

WAG = Wild Assed Guess.

Have a great day.

Regards,
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Thanks, Phil, that's helpful. Also, when I went back into the project, I noticed that on the Create Disc page, "Widescreen 16:9" was selected under video format. Perhaps that clashed with the 4:3 project aspect ratio. (You'd think it would check that before allowing you to do that sort of thing.)

I guess I'll stick to DVDs until I get all my older videotape converted.

And I don't think your guess was too WA!

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