Stretch 4:3 to 16:9 Should be easy?

RalphM wrote on 2/20/2012, 6:26 AM

I have a DVD that was created by feeding a live camera to a set top DVD recorder. The recorder was apparently set to the wrong aspect ratio because the original 16:9 camera feed shows as a 4:3 picture with lots of tall thin people.

How do I stretch this out horizontally?

Thanks,

RalphM

Comments

i am erikd wrote on 2/20/2012, 6:49 AM

If you can bring the video into Vegas you can set up your project properties to the 16x9 settings of your choice. Then go to the "pan/crop" of the source clip and select "match project aspect" or something like that.

Erik

TheHappyFriar wrote on 2/20/2012, 7:21 AM

Right click on the media, click on properties, click on the media tab & change the "pixel aspect ratio" the what it should be (most likely 16:9 because it's on DVD).

RalphM wrote on 2/20/2012, 8:07 AM

Thanks TheHappyFriar, that solved the issue. I knew it had to be something simple.

erik d - what I wasn't explaining very well is that I had a picture that was like an anamorphic image that needed to be put back to its original aspect ratio.

Thanks,
ralphM

i am erikd wrote on 2/20/2012, 9:07 AM

Thanks Friar for keeping things straight around here with an answer that is correct. I should know better than to offer advice when in a drug induced state from a punctured ear drum. (Yes they are very painful!)

Erik

TheHappyFriar wrote on 2/20/2012, 10:52 AM

The answer you gave is perfect if you have 4:3 & want to have it cropped to a 16:9 display & not stretched, I use that a lot for images.

Like most visual stuff, a visual example always helps (I finally found a tool that when it says "use ear protection" it means it: an air compressor when emptying. I heard a high pitched whine after emptying it w/o earplugs for ~2 days!)

Serena wrote on 2/20/2012, 4:39 PM

A compressed air tank vented to atmosphere will create a supersonic flow. The pressure gradients across the resulting shock waves aren't compatible with functioning unprotected ears and the sound pressures generated by the turbulent mixing layer (jet to air) aren't good either. Certainly exceeds 130dB.