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4:3(1.33:1) to 16:9 question
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4-May-2011, 2:16 PM

What's the best approach when you are not sure the original source is in any normal ratio?

For example, starting from:

Initial idea is to maintain the approximate resolution, convert to proper ratio and remove the top/bottom bars.  For output to a smallish DVD.

Is it best to take an official source and use it as an underlay, tweaking till it's close?  I'm expecting that there is some l/r cropping in the source.  Which would mean there might end up having black bars on the side like the Bond examples shown several posts back, to maintain the 16:9 ratio.