Prism Video Converter out of proportion

[Peru]

I tried the free version of Prism and used DV Encoder NTSC (Direct Show) and DV Audio 4800Hz.

The DVD I converted from was a widescreen project created with DVDAS and burned with ImgBurn. I know- why did I convert that? Because it was the only DVD I had with me when experimenting on my "non-editing" computer at work.

When I play the AVI in Windows Media Player or Real Player, it is smaller and sightly out of proportion (a round object is taller than is wide). The original DVD played at the proper proportion. I have not yet tried it in Premiere Elements.

Does Prism not support widescreen?

[Paul LS]

I have only been able to convert to 4:3 not 16:9 for DV-AVI... even if I go into Edit Output and adjust the frame size it does not change. I can export as 16:9 MJPEG without issue so it must be an issue with the codec.

[Peru]

I have only been able to convert to 4:3 not 16:9 for DV-AVI... even if I go into Edit Output and adjust the frame size it does not change. I can export as 16:9 MJPEG without issue so it must be an issue with the codec.

Yes, I tried that, too.

Would a different codec (like Cinepak) work in Premiere Elements?

[Steve Grisetti]

I wouldn't recommend it.