Incorrect screen resolution

[D L-3]

Hi all

I am trying to create a DVD using DVDAuthor and without any DVDAuthor GUIs because I am automating the  DVD production process without GUI intervention. Everything seems to be going well and we are nearly done apart from the screen resolution of the DVD when its played on a DVD player. The sides and top are cutoff from the DVD image.

If anyone can help it would be appreciated, we’re trying to distribute thousands of free educational dvds to kids in poor countries. Heres the full story....

I have two files which are in MP4 (640x360 in 16:9 and 1280x720) format which I first convert to MPEG using ffmpeg.

ffmpeg -i video1. mp4 -target pal-dvd -ar 48000 -y video1.mpeg

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'video1.mp4':
 Metadata:
   major_brand     : isom
   minor_version   : 1
   compatible_brands: isomavc1
   creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
 Duration: 00:17:38.64, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 125 kb/s
   Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 58 kb/s, 14.99 fps, 14.99 tbr, 59956 tbn, 29.98 tbc
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/c9e/b26/file_flvc9eb26c091dd012e53ea12313b06c051/video.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
   Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 64 kb/s
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/c9e/b26/file_flvc9eb26c091dd012e53ea12313b06c051/audio.aac - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
[buffer @ 0x2216740] w:640 h:360 pixfmt:yuv420p tb:1/1000000 sar:1/1 sws_param:
[scale @ 0x2217920] w:640 h:360 fmt:yuv420p -> w:720 h:576 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
Incompatible sample format 's16' for codec 'ac3', auto-selecting format 'flt'
Output #0, dvd, to 'video1.mpeg':
 Metadata:
   major_brand     : isom
   minor_version   : 1
   compatible_brands: isomavc1
   creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
   encoder         : Lavf53.24.2
   Stream #0:0(und): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 6000 kb/s, 90k tbn, 25 tbc
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/c9e/b26/file_flvc9eb26c091dd012e53ea12313b06c051/video.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
   Stream #0:1(und): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, flt, 448 kb/s
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:33:56
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/c9e/b26/file_flvc9eb26c091dd012e53ea12313b06c051/audio.aac - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
Stream mapping:
 Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 -> mpeg2video)
 Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac -> ac3)


and the second video (1280x720 in 16:9 ) video2.mp41280 h:720

ffmpeg version 0.9.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
 built on Jan 14 2012 14:48:02 with gcc 4.6.1
 configuration:
 libavutil    51. 32. 0 / 51. 32. 0
 libavcodec   53. 42. 4 / 53. 42. 4
 libavformat  53. 24. 2 / 53. 24. 2
 libavdevice  53.  4. 0 / 53.  4. 0
 libavfilter   2. 53. 0 /  2. 53. 0
 libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'video2.mp4':
 Metadata:
   major_brand     : isom
   minor_version   : 1
   compatible_brands: isomavc1
   creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
 Duration: 00:01:03.81, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 403 kb/s
   Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 335 kb/s, 15.15 fps, 15.15 tbr, 7576 tbn, 30.30 tbc
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/ca2/f92/file_mp4ca2f928091dd012e076e12313b079606/video.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
   Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 65 kb/s
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/ca2/f92/file_mp4ca2f928091dd012e076e12313b079606/audio.aac - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
[buffer @ 0x262eb40] w:1280 h:720 pixfmt:yuv420p tb:1/1000000 sar:1/1 sws_param:
[scale @ 0x2624860] w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv420p -> w:720 h:576 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
Incompatible sample format 's16' for codec 'ac3', auto-selecting format 'flt'
Output #0, dvd, to'video2.mpeg’:
 Metadata:
   major_brand     : isom
   minor_version   : 1
   compatible_brands: isomavc1
   creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
   encoder         : Lavf53.24.2
   Stream #0:0(und): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 6000 kb/s, 90k tbn, 25 tbc
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/ca2/f92/file_mp4ca2f928091dd012e076e12313b079606/video.264 - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
   Stream #0:1(und): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, flt, 448 kb/s
   Metadata:
     creation_time   : 2011-07-16 13:32:46
     handler_name    : /tmp/zenengine/ca2/f92/file_mp4ca2f928091dd012e076e12313b079606/audio.aac - Imported with GPAC 0.4.6-DEV (internal rev. 8)
Stream mapping:
 Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 -> mpeg2video)
 Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac -> ac3)


So both files are converted to DVD PAL format of 720x576 in DAR 16:9.

Now I have a main menu (mainmenu.mpeg) and title menu (background.mpeg) with 20x576 in DAR 16:9. using ffprobe

Input #0, mpeg, from 'background.mpeg':
 Duration: 00:02:17.76, start: 0.120000, bitrate: 132 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 7500 kb/s, 1 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
   Stream #0:1[0x20]: Subtitle: dvd_subtitle
   Stream #0:2[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s

Input #0, mpeg, from 'mainmenu.mpeg':
 Duration: 00:04:22.60, start: 0.120000, bitrate: 130 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3], 7500 kb/s, 1 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
   Stream #0:1[0x20]: Subtitle: dvd_subtitle
   Stream #0:2[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s

I put all this together using DVDAuthor


<dvdauthor>
<vmgm>
<fpc>jump menu 1; </fpc>
<menus>
<video format="PAL" aspect="4:3" resolution="720x576"/>
<pgc entry="title">
<vob file="mainmenu.mpeg" pause="inf" />
<button>jump titleset 1 menu;</button>

</pgc>
</menus>
</vmgm>
<titleset>
<menus>
<pgc>
<vob file="background.mpeg" pause="inf" />
<button>jump title 1 chapter 1;</button><button>jump title 1 chapter 2;</button><button>jump vmgm menu entry title; </button>
</pgc>
</menus>
<titles>
<pgc >
<vob file="video1.mpeg" pause="3" />
<vob file="video2.mpeg" pause="3" />

<post> call menu; </post>
</pgc>
</titles>
</titleset>
</dvdauthor>

main menu output

INFO: Generating VMGM with the following video attributes:
INFO: MPEG version: mpeg2
INFO: TV standard: pal
INFO: Aspect ratio: 4:3
INFO: Resolution: 720x576
INFO: Audio ch 0 format: mp2/2ch,  48khz 20bps


video 2 output

INFO: Video pts = 0.540 .. 64.340
INFO: Audio[0] pts = 0.540 .. 64.380
STAT: VOBU 1871 at 212MB, 1 PGCs
CHAPTERS: VTS[1/1] 0.000
CHAPTERS: VTS[1/2] 0.000
INFO: Generating VTS with the following video attributes:
INFO: MPEG version: mpeg2
INFO: TV standard: pal
INFO: Aspect ratio: 16:9
INFO: Resolution: 720x576
INFO: Audio ch 0 format: ac3/2ch,  48khz drc


background output

STAT: VOBU 1 at 2MB, 1 PGCs
CHAPTERS: VTS[1/1] 0.000
INFO: Generating VTSM with the following video attributes:
INFO: MPEG version: mpeg2
INFO: TV standard: pal
INFO: Aspect ratio: 4:3
INFO: Resolution: 720x576
INFO: Audio ch 0 format: mp2/2ch,  48khz 20bps

All the navigation and menus work fine BUT in a (non PC/laptop)  DVD player, the image looks slightly stretched and the edges and the top image overhangs the screen by quite a bit. In other words the image does not fit the screen and the edges and the top are cut off.

OK so I know that I am going from 16:9 in video1 and video2 to 4:3 and that video1 and video2 originally had different aspect ratios. However all final output files are 720x576 and 4:3.

Is this just overburn or a problem with DVDauthor or ffmpeg?  
Is there a more appropriate scaling (filter) I should use for ffmpeg instead of -target pal-dvd? (Can anyone give me an example)
Should everything be 16:9? (not ideal as most of our users don;t have widescreen)
How can I mix 16:9 with 4:3 videos in this way? some posts suggest each class in its different title-sets which they already are menus are 4:3 others are 16:9.
Is there something wrong with the DVDAuthor XML?
Is there some widescreen e.g. nopalscan setting which may help?

Anyone please help? We’re so close, this is the final issue to resolve.

Thanks so much

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[Lawrence D'Oliveiro-2]

On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:41:01 +0000,
D L <emailboxaccounts@...> wrote:

> All the navigation and menus work fine BUT in a (non PC/laptop)  DVD
> player, the image looks slightly stretched and the edges and the top
> image overhangs the screen by quite a bit. In other words the image
> does not fit the screen and the edges and the top are cut off.  

Unfortunately, that’s normal—it’s called “overscan”, and it’s a
standard feature of video images viewed on TV screens. Video source
material has to allow for this, but not having anything important in
the areas within about 5% or so of the dimensions of the borders all
round.

FFmpeg has a “pad” filter you can use to add padding around the borders
of the image: that would be the best way of fixing the problem.

Lawrence

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[Mike Martin-5]

You have also got a size of 720x576 which is 5:4 but an aspect ratio
of 16:9. have you tried adding -aspect 4:3 or 5:4 to the ffmpeg
command line

On 08/02/2012, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@...> wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:41:01 +0000,
> D L <emailboxaccounts@...> wrote:
>
>> All the navigation and menus work fine BUT in a (non PC/laptop)  DVD
>> player, the image looks slightly stretched and the edges and the top
>> image overhangs the screen by quite a bit. In other words the image
>> does not fit the screen and the edges and the top are cut off.
>
> Unfortunately, that’s normal—it’s called “overscan”, and it’s a
> standard feature of video images viewed on TV screens. Video source
> material has to allow for this, but not having anything important in
> the areas within about 5% or so of the dimensions of the borders all
> round.
>
> FFmpeg has a “pad” filter you can use to add padding around the borders
> of the image: that would be the best way of fixing the problem.
>
> Lawrence
>
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