FLASH DVD Frame Size

[ant1xxx]

In Adobe Flash CS3, when converting a flash movie to DVD, does the "frame size" referring to the size of the flash stage? or am i getting it mixed up..

i need this for a project that i have to burn today.

hope to hear back!

[Eye for Video]

If I understand your question correctly, you are referring to converting a .flv file into a DVD. Is that correct? Or are you converting a .swf into a DVD?
If .flv to DVD, the frame size would refer to the dimensions of the screen used to display the video...720 X 480 for example. It would not necessarily refer to the Flash stage since that could include extra space around the outside of the video which you may have placed the stage.
If .swf to DVD, then you would set the frame size to equal the Flash document dimensions.
EfV

[ant1xxx]

It is SWF to DVD.

The flash "stage" has dimensions of 550x400 (default), so to convert to DVD, does that mean I set the frame size to 550x400?

If that's what you mean, won't that undermine the DVD quality, as DVD is best quality in 720x480?

Thanks :)

[Eye for Video]

Are you converting a .flv or a .swf into DVD?
EfV

[ant1xxx]

I'm converting SWF to DVD

[Eye for Video]

Humm, OK I'm pretty sure the final version will display out over the 720 X 480 pixels on your TV.
My advice is that you create a test Flash file and convert to DVD. Here are some other issues you can incorporate in the test.
550 X 400 is not a 4:3 aspect ration which standard resolution TVs use. That would need to be 550 X 412.5. However, the computer monitor you are working on uses square pixels while the TV which will display the DVD uses rectangle pixels, being a little taller than they are wide (by about 10%). That's why 720 X 480 is a 4:3 aspect ratio on a TV but not a computer monitor, which would be 720 X 540.
So you may need to run a few test to get the frame setting straight. Look for black space above or to the sides of your finished DVD movie, wrong frame size. Look for slightly squished or slightly elongated features, wrong aspect ratio. Changing work done on square pixels output to rectangle can take a little more work. Not sure how your particular conversion algorithm handles that.
How about setting the Flash document to 720 X 480? Is this an animation or are there buttons and controls appearing on the screen?
If you do a few samples I'd be interested to here how they turn out.
EfV

[ant1xxx]

Hi, so just to verify, by "setting the flash document" to X by Y pixels, you're referring to the actual flash stage, or canvas, or whatever we choose to call it?

[Eye for Video]

Yes.
Stuff on the stage may take up all the space, overflow past the edge, or only take up part of the stage. What will get converted is whatever fits on the stage, which equals the X by Y pixels dimensions you set.
Good luck!
EfV

[ant1xxx]

As soon as I try your recommendations, I will get back to you on the results. I think we're on the right track here. Many thanks!

[Eye for Video]

Great! Glad you are able to make some progress.
One last thing about displaying video on a TV screen....depending on the model, the TV screens often do not display all the way to the edge of the 720 X 480 pixels, due to the curvature of the screen and the display method. It's best not to put any important elements such as text or important graphics on the outer 10% or so of the screen (the outside edge). They may not be displayed but will be behind the frame of the TV set. The usable space inside that area is commonly referred to as "title safe" area.
EfV