Matting 4:3 to a 16:9 ??? Is it as easy as this?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:56 pm
This is one of those my brain is aching right now things.
How does one take an MKV that uses 720 x 480 for the video frame but displays it as 4:3 (640 x 480), to matte it to a 16:9 and display it 720 x 480 ??
At first I thought, matte the original image to a height of 360 (take 60 from top and bottom), then display it at 720 wide, which in theory should zoom in to look correct. 640 / 360 = 1.78, display width of 720 should stretch top and bottom to 480, right? But then the PAR comes into play and it will look funny, right? Or did I hit the nail on the head? Will the PAR auto adjust?
My Police Academy dvd that is properly matted to 1.85:1 (as shown in the movie theaters) is suffering from disc rot and cannot be ripped. I have another copy on the shelf that is the 4:3 full frame version. I know it was matted to show in the theaters so I am okay with matting it myself.
How does one take an MKV that uses 720 x 480 for the video frame but displays it as 4:3 (640 x 480), to matte it to a 16:9 and display it 720 x 480 ??
At first I thought, matte the original image to a height of 360 (take 60 from top and bottom), then display it at 720 wide, which in theory should zoom in to look correct. 640 / 360 = 1.78, display width of 720 should stretch top and bottom to 480, right? But then the PAR comes into play and it will look funny, right? Or did I hit the nail on the head? Will the PAR auto adjust?
My Police Academy dvd that is properly matted to 1.85:1 (as shown in the movie theaters) is suffering from disc rot and cannot be ripped. I have another copy on the shelf that is the 4:3 full frame version. I know it was matted to show in the theaters so I am okay with matting it myself.