Re: burning DVD
Hi Devan,
The usual way to check the aspect ratio is to look on the DVD label or case.
It normally says PAL or NTSC then 2.35:1 or anamorphic 16:9 etc. plus it has info about the audio such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS etc. and the running time.
If you don't have the DVD or box then it's a bit more difficult.
I have some advanced editing and DVD software which will tell me all the parameters of a file, but in your case you will probably get the best indication by playing it widescreen in your software DVD Player (i.e. WinDVD, or PowerDVD etc, or Windows Media Player).
If it's wider than 16:9 you usually get black bars top and bottom, but you can see the full width of the film.
Regarding conversion, the answer is no. If you think about it, it's obvious why you can't convert. (Well you can but you end up with either stretching, so all the people look tall and thin, or the sides cut off, which is probably what you are seeing.)
I think your best bet is to find some DVD software which will allow you to burn cinemascope films in full width with black bars top and bottom.
DVD shrink will do this but I think it only accepts DVD files (i.e. Vob files) not mpeg2 so it depends on your sources.
HTH.
Regards.
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