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chas_m · chas_m #6 (**permalink**)

04-23-2012, 05:56 AM

1. Wondershare is software from Chinese spammers. AVOID.

2. Stevo: of course videos that are not in widescreen don't take up the whole screen. That is kind of the point.

Do you REALLY want to either a) blow the film up so you're only seeing about a third of it (but it fills the screen) or b) stretch the film so everyone looks fat? Because those are your options.

The black bars are telling you that you are seeing the ENTIRE picture area of the film. Different films were shot in different formats, and there's nothing you can do about that other than the two options I mentioned above, both of which are (IMO) crimes against cinema.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764

My advice: don't worry about the black bars. Focus on the movie.

chas_m #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,705 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	04-23-2012, 05:56 AM 1. Wondershare is software from Chinese spammers. AVOID. 2. Stevo: of course videos that are not in widescreen don't take up the whole screen. That is kind of the point. Do you REALLY want to either a) blow the film up so you're only seeing about a third of it (but it fills the screen) or b) stretch the film so everyone looks fat? Because those are your options. The black bars are telling you that you are seeing the ENTIRE picture area of the film. Different films were shot in different formats, and there's nothing you can do about that other than the two options I mentioned above, both of which are (IMO) crimes against cinema. http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764 My advice: don't worry about the black bars. Focus on the movie. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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