Help with ratio conversion

How exactly would you convert a 16:9 movie to 4:3? I've been searching the forums all night and have tried using avisynth but I just can't get it. I have Adobe Premiere 6.0 and Media Studio Pro if either of those are options. I would really appreciate any help.

Hi, FitCD will make it very easy for you... - DVD2AVI your input - input the .d2v file in FitCD - set the right input resolution - set your output accordingly BUT disable anamorphic in the output (will lead to 16:9 -> 4:3 conversion) - import the saved .avs in CCESP 2.64.01.10 (or 2.66, or 2.50) directly - go do a 3passVBR mike

I imported my d2v file like you said but what do i do about the other settings? not sure what numbers to put in for converting 16:9 to 4:3.

DVDragon, Here is an example AVISYNTH script (for NTSC) the would convert a 16:9 anamorphic source into a 4:3 : LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRAM FILES\DVD-RIP\AVISYNTH\MPEG2DEC.DLL") mpeg2source("d:\location\infile.d2v") BicubicResize(720,360) addborders(0,60,0,60) ResampleAudio(44100) The math: 16:9 = 1.77778:1 4:3 = 1.33333:1 Conversion = (1.33333 / 1.77778) = .75 480 * .75 = 360 You then add the black borders to the top and bottom to make the picture DVD compliant (480 in the vertical direction). This script is often used to convert a 16:9 anamorphic DVD to 4:3 for SVCD use. Please note that you need to consider the TRUE aspect ratio of the source. Some "widescreen" pictures are not anamorphic. They are just 4:3 pictures with the borders already added. The "ResampleAudio()" command is just there to fix a bug when working with some versions of CCE, AVISynth, and Athlon processors... jdobbs

Thanks for the reply but i figured it out.