cropping 16×9 to 4×3 (HD or SD)

[David Carey]

I want to crop the 16×9 so that it fills the 4×3 frame without distortion. In other words: crop off the two sides.

[Devin Crane]

You will have to import it into a 4×3 timeline, distort the 16×9 footage to -33.33 so that it isn’t distorted on the timeline, scale it up to 133% I believe. Then you will have to do a full render so that the dark green render bar is dark blue. I’ve noticed that this will get the best results.

[David Carey]

that’s great. Thanks