stebbinsd Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 If I'm exporting a 4:3 aspect ratio into a 16:9 aspect ratio, it will usually just show a pair of 2:9 black columns on either side, like this: https://i.postimg.cc/W4KhPK94/1.png The red zone is the area where the actual video shows up. However, sometimes I want to just export in 4:3. So ideally, it should look like this: https://i.postimg.cc/qR3gBLYx/2.png Sometimes, Videopad exports like that. But sometimes, for no discernable reason, it will (A) add the 2:9 black columns onto the sides, (B) export the subsequent 16:9 aspect ratio video in a 4:3 aspect ratio in letterbox format! So the resulting export looks like this: https://i.postimg.cc/ZnznWNzt/3.png Again, the red section is the section where the actual video can be found. Now, if I were taking a video clip that was already 16:9 to begin with, and I wanted to export that clip in 4:3, then it should probably be in letterbox format, like so: https://i.postimg.cc/CKZxJ7Fp/3.png That at least makes sense. However, sometimes, even that's not what I'm trying to do. Sometimes, I really am just trying to crop out the two sides of the video. How do I get VideoPad to consistently export in just 4:3 with no black area on any of the four sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The variation is likely due to the nature of the individual clip. In recent VP versions, select a clip and then open the effects window. Scroll to ASPECT RATIO TRANSFORMS and click LETTERBOX. In the drop-down menu, choose 4:3. Or, during export, choose the CROP AND ZOOM button, and specify 640 x 480 (NTSC) or other 4:3 A/R such as 1280 x 960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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