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4:3 to 16:9
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Not without it looking "wrong".
It's a bit like a widescreen TV stretching an old 4:3 broadcast to fit the screen. Round things tend to look like rugby balls for example, regardless of how good the processing is.
You're better off with it "as is".
It's a bit like a widescreen TV stretching an old 4:3 broadcast to fit the screen. Round things tend to look like rugby balls for example, regardless of how good the processing is.
You're better off with it "as is".
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chas_m
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You COULD just crop the video rather severely on the top and bottom to fake the 16:9 look (ISTR there was even a plugin for iMovie 6 HD that could do this). Yeah, that'll look good ... not!
Your only other option is to stretch everything out, which will look as bad as cropped, lower-resolution video. No, if it was shot in 4:3, you are wise to leave it in 4:3.
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chas_m
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Yeah, the trick to that is to shoot it in true 16:9 *first,* then crop the sides for the 4:3 version (the same way fullscreen DVDs "modify the film to fit your television").
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