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I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not for
cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

Thank You in Advance

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On 18/10/2014 18:21, madge wrote:
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I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not for
cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

Thank You in Advance

I have seen it done by someone using Serif MoviePlus. He made it look
easy, but he does it for a living so he gets lots of practice.

His was the paid-for version.
http://www.serif.com/movieplus/

There is a review of it here
http://www.videomaker.com/article/15...oftware-review

There is a scaled down free version. Whether it does what you want, I
don't know, but as it is free, you haven't lost anything by trying it
out. Info he
http://www.serif.com/free-video-editing-software/

Good luck.

Jim

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I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not for
cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

Thank You in Advance

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Don't know it's of any help, but among other features, the filters in
Avidemux 2.6 will allow you to crop the sides and bottom of a video,
although the only thing that I have ever used it for (successfully) was for
removing the head switching lines at the bottom of a VCR recorded video
before I uploaded it onto YouTube.

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I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not for
cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

I use VideoRedo to do this job from time to time: BBC is much worse than
other channels for broadcasting 4:3 embedded in a 16:9 frame, therefore
using only about 2/3 of the available horizontal resolution. Other channels
use the full 720 pixels and clear the widescreen flag - you get full
resolution and yet the TV knows to fit it centrally within the 16:9 screen
of the TV.

Both ways you get a correct display of the picture but the BBC way you throw
away horizontal resolution. Maybe they want to transmit everything, 24 hours
a day, with a fixed widescreen flag instead of setting/clearing it according
to material.

By the way, VideoRedo will have to recode the video when cropping, so it
will take a *lot* longer than if it is simply stripping out continuity and
commercials.

On 18/10/2014 18:21, madge wrote:
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I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not
for cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

Thank You in Advance



pretty easy to do using virtualdub but i'm not sure to what end you'd do
it- nothing to gain unless you're planning on watching it on an old 4:3 tv.

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On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:57:26 +0100, "NY" wrote:

"madge" wrote in message
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The gathered Knowledge base

I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not for
cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

I use VideoRedo to do this job from time to time: BBC is much worse than
other channels for broadcasting 4:3 embedded in a 16:9 frame, therefore
using only about 2/3 of the available horizontal resolution. Other channels
use the full 720 pixels and clear the widescreen flag - you get full
resolution and yet the TV knows to fit it centrally within the 16:9 screen
of the TV.

Both ways you get a correct display of the picture but the BBC way you throw
away horizontal resolution. Maybe they want to transmit everything, 24 hours
a day, with a fixed widescreen flag instead of setting/clearing it according
to material.

By the way, VideoRedo will have to recode the video when cropping, so it
will take a *lot* longer than if it is simply stripping out continuity and
commercials.

I too have used VideoRedo for cropping the frame. I don't do it very
often, but it certainly does the job.


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On 18/10/2014 18:21, madge wrote:
The gathered Knowledge base

I recorded a Black and White Movie that was 4:3 but it is within a 16:9
frame.

1. I want to crop the frame to just be the 4:3.
2. Is it worth it?
3. Suggestions please for simple, free or not, software.

I have googled and searched Download.com and what I have found is not
for cropping the frame but just cropping parts of the videostream.

Thank You in Advance



pretty easy to do using virtualdub but i'm not sure to what end you'd do
it- nothing to gain unless you're planning on watching it on an old 4:3
tv.

--
Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.