Aspect Ratio Help?

Question

When making a DVD on my computer using Windows DVD Maker on Windows Vista, it gives to aspect ratio options. 4:3 and 16:9. Which would be better for me? I've been using 4:3, but that sucks in my DVD player because it has a black square around the video, about 2-3 inches in each direction. Using my 360 it doesn't look as bad, because it has 10 zoom levels instead of 3-4 like my DVD Player, and I am able to cut out the left and right black sides of the square, and it looks nice with just 2-3 inches of black frame on the top and bottom, like many widescreen movies. Before I waste a DVD and time making a DVD with 16:9 will it look better or not? My TV is a Sony, I think 37" SDTV, not sure if it's widescreen or not. It does have an option in the menu to enhanch with 16:9 aspect ratio, but with my DVDs I make with aspect ratio's of 4:3 this makes them much worse. So would 16:9 look better do you think? The only thing 4:3 looks good on is my 360 so it looks bad on my frnds dvd.
Thx

Answer 1

I'm just starting to get into digital video production, so I definitely sympathize. The only way to really know is to try BOTH. The 16:9 ratio is meant for HDTV, so that's what you should use for that. And good luck with future work - I'm finding out that sometimes you need it!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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