Software to covert Widescreen avi to 4:3 ratio?

Vegetarian · 8 May 2007 at 00:20

I have loads of xvid encoded video's in widescreen. However, the DVD/divx player I have at the moment wont zoom in. I have an old 4:3 ratio tv and films are too small to view well.

Is there any software where I can reduce wide screen films so they can fill a 4:3 ratio tv... ie less black bar's at top and bottom?

saffyre · 8 May 2007 at 00:48

It is possible however changing the aspect ratio would simply stretch the video which would probably look silly.

t31os · 8 May 2007 at 00:49

Try this?.....

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MPEG4_Modifier

Can't say i've tried it but its suppose to allow the changing of aspect ratio withOUT any re-encoding required.

squiffy · 8 May 2007 at 00:50

You could zoom in keeping geometry correct, however lose left & right picture info. FFDSHOW can do this, if you use a HTPC.

Buy a new bigger widescreen TV.

Vegetarian · 8 May 2007 at 00:57

I dont want to strech but to zoom in cutting off a bit on left and right

squiffy · 8 May 2007 at 01:06

Vegetarian said:
I dont want to strech but to zoom in cutting off a bit on left and right

You'll cut more off than a "bit" Get a 16:9 image and crop a 4:3 to the height of the 16:9 image. You'll miss a fair bit on the L/R sides.

http://www.widescreen.org/widescreen.shtml

Vegetarian · 8 May 2007 at 01:32

squiffy said:
You'll cut more off than a "bit" Get a 16:9 image and crop a 4:3 to the height of the 16:9 image. You'll miss a fair bit on the L/R sides.

http://www.widescreen.org/widescreen.shtml

I dont care

I dont really want to view a film that looks like a belt on my TV. I dont mind a bit of black borders - just wanna reduce them by cutting right and left out of the video!