Aspect ratio and format for future
- From: "carpark" <carpark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 03:37:07 -0700
I am transfering home movies from my Sony TRV19E Mini DV camera to DVD-R.
I want to "future proof" my video files as much as possible and have some
questions. I am capturing from camera to PC using Windows Movie Maker.
ASPECT RATIO
To avoid image distortion I take it I must capture to the PC in the same
aspect ratio that was selected in the camera when the tape was shot. Is this
true? For example if I shoot with the camera set to 4:3 and then capture to
the PC as 16:9, will I get a distorted image on any DVD created from the
resulting PC file?
Which ratio should I be shooting and capturing in? Will all TV sets in the
near future be 16:9, or will 4:3 sets remain? What if I create a DVD from
footage shot and captured at 16:9 and play it on a 4:3 TV, will it work
without distortion? What about the reverse situation (shot and captured in
4:3 and played on a 16:9 TV)?
Do I get less picture area in 16:9 than in 4:3?
FILE FORMAT
Should I archive my raw files captured from the camera in avi format to
retain the most original data from the tape, and then create media from these
avi files in whatever format is popular at that point in time? I want to
archive my home videos so that in 100 years they are still usable. Is avi the
way to go?
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