Re: compression and aspect ratio

Hi again, Chris

As you say, if you have 720x480 and the comp settings say 16:9 anamorphic, then whatever it looks like in AE you will be rendering out the exact format you need to get a 16:9 DVD. I don't know why Squeeze isn't recognising the format of your video, but I have had problems like this before myself (Premiere thinking my videos are 4:3 when I know they are 16:9 - I just have to set them up manually). Perhaps it is something to do with using an older version of AE? Not sure. I have only been using it since AE7.

Anyway, you could always leave squeeze out of the equation and let your DVD authoring software compress for you. When I use Encore it always gets the interpretation right.

Simon Bonner

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