Variable Settings
Purpose: Compare DVD quality to VCD quality
Movie: Swordfish
DVD and VCD viewed in: PowerDVD 4.0 XP
DVD to MPEG-1 tool: DVDx 1.7 P4
DVDx 1.7 P4 Input Settings:

DVDx 1.7 P4 Output Settings:

Comparison with Standard Sizes
1. Standard Size DVD ScreenShot (960 x 540) (NOT .AVI)

2. Standard Size VCD ScreenShot (720 x 540)

Comparison with Similar Sizes
3. DVD ScreenShot: Cropped Black Bars, Shorted to match VCD height WITHOUT Black Bars (Check #5)

4. DVD ScreenShot: Same as above, but STRETCHED horizontally to match VCD width (Check #5)

5.VCD ScreenShot: Cropped Black Bars (from #2). Notice how the SIDES become SLIGHTLY cropped