settings for converting 1080 to 640x480?

Aside from the desired frame size, what else can you say about how the movie will be shown? In other words, are you going to output for the Web…fir DVD…something else?

Russ

Coincidently, my system is chugging away on virtually the same kind of job you're asking about as I type this. Only minor difference is starting out with 720p and delivering at a somewhat higher bit rate.

So:

Choose the MPEG program stream. In the Video Foramt of Encoder pane change automatic to NTSC and the Aspect Ratio will chage to 4:3.

Under the Quality tab, it may show the bit rate slider only going down to 10 Mbs. If that's the case, close the tab, click outside the job – somewhere in the Batch window, re-select the job and re-open the Quality tab. Should now have the choice of selecting bit rates< 10 Mbs. Check under Rxtras and yo should see Stream Usage as Generic and the Multiplex box xhaecked.

Good luck.

Russ

Nope…not ridiculous. If you give Compressor an HD file and specify that it be scaled to NTSC specs, it will change the pixel shape to anamorphic so that it can produce a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Russ

Try a very short section again. I'm looking back at my post where I say Aspect Ratio wll change to 4:3…definitely a brain lapse of some sort. Click on the gear to the right of Aspect Ratio and make sure it's 16:9.

Sorry.

Russ

Glad to hear that.

Russ