Re: [Encode2mpeg-users] zoom/crop a 16:9 movie to a 4:3

[Giacomo C. <enc...@us...>]

On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 02:36:59AM -0700, Rob wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having issues trying to convert a movie with the following specs below to 
> a movie that needs to fit on a 4:3 screen - 320x240.   I would like the video 
> to be zoomed (sides cut off) such that it fits the full screen (no black bars 
> on the top or bottom).
> 
> This is the command that I used.  It creates the correct aspect ratio, but the 
> size is wrong (doesn't fill the whole 320x240 screen).
> 
> ./encode2mpeg-0.6.2/encode2mpeg -o "D2-sample.24.s06e18.hr.hdtv.xvid-nbs" -avionly -vfr 
> 1 -encode 2:2:1 -acustom "cbr:br=128" -vf harddup -vbitrate 384 -setaspect 
> 320 -crop 725:544:0:0 "sample.24.s06e18.hr.hdtv.xvid-nbs.avi"
> 
> Close, but no cigar :(

This is a bug. Please try this fix and report if it solves the problem.

Edit the encode2mpeg script:
goto line 5129 and add after the line
      ratio=w/h
this line:
      if (sqrt((ratio-a)*(ratio-a)/(a*a))<0.01) a=ratio+sqrt((ratio-a)*(ratio-a))

Giacomo

> 
> Thanks,
> Rob
> 
> P.S. encode2mpeg rocks!  :)
> 
> INPUT FILE:
> =========================================================
>                File: sample.24.s06e18.hr.hdtv.xvid-nbs.avi
>               Width: 960 pixels
>              Height: 544 pixels
>        Aspect ratio: 1.76:1
>              Frames: 1217
>            Duration: 00:00:50 hours/mins/secs
>           Framerate: 23.976 frames per second
>        Video format: XVID
>       Video bitrate: 1943648 bits per second
> ---------------------------
> Audio track 1 (Stream 0.1, AID 0):
> ---------------------------
>               Codec: ac3
>             Bitrate: 384000 bits per second
>       Sampling rate: 48000 Hz
> =========================================================
> 
> OUTPUT FILE:
> =========================================================
>                File: D2-sample.24.s06e18.hr.hdtv.xvid-nbs.avi
>               Width: 256 pixels
>              Height: 192 pixels
>        Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
>              Frames: 273
>            Duration: 00:00:11 hours/mins/secs
>           Framerate: 23.976 frames per second
>        Video format: DX50
>       Video bitrate: 239968 bits per second
> ---------------------------
> Audio track 1 (Stream 0.1, AID 0):
> ---------------------------
>               Codec: mp3
>             Bitrate: 128000 bits per second
>       Sampling rate: 48000 Hz
> =========================================================
>