Widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio???

moore

Newbie Joined: Jan 22, 2009 07:06 Messages: 3 Offline

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Jan 22, 2009 07:15

Hi,

I have Power2Go 6.0.

Does this program allow me to burn DVD's in the 16:9 aspect ratio? I have a video on my hard drive that is in 16:9 yet, when I burn it using Power2Go 6.0 the image is squished horizontally or stretched vertically so that there are black bars on the sides of the video. The video is definitely squished from left to right and distorts the image. I also DO have the correct aspect ratio set on my tv

I have a 16:9 Plasma tv and would like to be able to burn DVD's so that they are in the correct aspect ratio. I have searched the options, but I can't seem to find any mention of aspect ratio or 16:9 in the program or in the help file.

If you can't do this with this program then I'm rather disappointed I bought it.

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moore

Newbie Joined: Jan 22, 2009 07:06 Messages: 3 Offline

Jan 22, 2009 12:02

No one knows anything about this??

Mike

Newbie Joined: Jan 23, 2007 19:22 Messages: 25 Offline

Jan 22, 2009 16:15

If you have the option of widescreen 16:9 then you'll need to setup the options in the configuration file (settings/preferences). It shows this in the manual (which I looked at online in the Support section here).

DVD's use the MPEG2 standards where the aspect ratio is determined by the original encoded MPEG2 video. So, if your original was 16:9, and encoded as MPEG2 that way, it should work.

moore

Newbie Joined: Jan 22, 2009 07:06 Messages: 3 Offline

Jan 24, 2009 16:47

Hi,

I don't see any mention of the terms 16:9 or widescreen in the program itself or in the user guides on this site. Can you provide a link to where you found it?

Mike

Newbie Joined: Jan 23, 2007 19:22 Messages: 25 Offline

Jan 24, 2009 17:13

Sorry Moore:

I'm just as confused as you. I looked through the entire online manual and couldn't find anything. What I probably did was type in a keyword in the search box here on the main page and got some other product's specs.

In any case, I can find no mention of widescreen 16:9 support for Power2Go.
The widescreen is available in other CyberLink products......especially the "video editing" ones which makes sense since Power2go is more of a backup program.

I'm curious what your procedure is for transferring the 16:9 video you have to Power2go? Is your original 16:9 file a MPEG2 file or some other format?

Mike

Newbie Joined: Jan 23, 2007 19:22 Messages: 25 Offline

Jan 25, 2009 00:49

Also see this: http://store.cyberlink.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayERefundInstructionsPage&SiteID=clinkus&Locale=en_US&Env=BASE&resid=KBxAtgoBAksAAFItpg4AAAAN&rests=1232862444739

Scott

Newbie Joined: Jan 31, 2009 21:23 Messages: 1 Offline

Jan 31, 2009 21:29

Did you ever get an answer to this? I have over 100 movies in DivX Format that are all 16:9 Aspect ratios, but they record in 4:3 squashed when I try and create a DVD for a player using Power2Go. I just bought an LG BD/DVD Burner and it came with this software but the version is 5.50.3209. Do I need to upgrade to 6.0? I do not have an option under my configuration that says Aspect Ratio nor do I have a 16:9 option.

Help?

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