[MacDV] 352x240 video

[Nick Scalise]

> From: whoisquilty <whoisquilty at gmail.com>
> 
> I've got a home-authored DVD that contains video that is 352x240. It
> upsizes automatically on a television screen to the proper size.
> 
> I want to rip some of the video from it, convert it to Quicktime, fix
> some black levels and color issues and audio issues, then reauthor to
> DVD.
> 
> However, I'm having problems with the smaller size video. I used
> DVDxDV to convert video from a DVD to Quicktime movie. It comes out as
> 352x240. When I bring it into Final Cut Pro to try to use the scale
> option, it looks like it's been cropped (size correctly but only shows
> the upper left 1/4 of image).
> 
> I also tried DVDxDV Pro which gives a frozen frame with full audio
> rather than the video. I also tried Cinematize which gives 352x240
> video. However, I want to create a 720x480 file for use in Final Cut
> Pro.
> 
> What software will give me the best quality upscaling the image so
> that I can work with it? I know it's going to be a little muddy. But I
> need to rip it, apply some filters and reauthor back to DVD.
> 

Try MPEG StreamClip.

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Nick Scalise
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