I have several videos that I've ripped from DVDs into MKV files using MakeMKV. Some of the videos rip the original 16:9 video into a 4:3 window, "squishing" the video horizontally only. In other words, black bars are only on the sides.
Following the instructions in this thread:http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/293271-stretch-a-4-3-video-back-to-16-9, I am able to override the Display aspect ration and the videos playback with the correct 16:9 ratio using mkvmerge GUI. I've attached a MediaInfo file for this example (Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes.mkv.mediainfo.xml)
In another example, the original 16:9 video is ripped to the correct aspect ration, but it doesn't fill the screen; there are black bars on the top, bottom and both sides.
When I use the same process to override the Display Aspect Ratio, the video is stretched to fill the screen horizontally, but black bars remain on the top and bottom and the vertical dimension isn't stretched.
Original file MediaInfo: Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes.mkv.mediainfo.xml
"Stretched" file MediaInfo: Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes (1).mkv.mediainfo.xml
How do I stretch/crop the videos to display correctly?
Is there a better way to rip the videos to the correct aspect ratio to start with?
I know that most media players/TVs will allow you to zoom the video, but I'm ripping these to convert and transfer to an iPad, which doesn't have the zoom feature.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Following the instructions in this thread:http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/293271-stretch-a-4-3-video-back-to-16-9, I am able to override the Display aspect ration and the videos playback with the correct 16:9 ratio using mkvmerge GUI. I've attached a MediaInfo file for this example (Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes.mkv.mediainfo.xml)
In another example, the original 16:9 video is ripped to the correct aspect ration, but it doesn't fill the screen; there are black bars on the top, bottom and both sides.
When I use the same process to override the Display Aspect Ratio, the video is stretched to fill the screen horizontally, but black bars remain on the top and bottom and the vertical dimension isn't stretched.
Original file MediaInfo: Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes.mkv.mediainfo.xml
"Stretched" file MediaInfo: Rebus-S01E04-Mortal Causes (1).mkv.mediainfo.xml
How do I stretch/crop the videos to display correctly?
Is there a better way to rip the videos to the correct aspect ratio to start with?
I know that most media players/TVs will allow you to zoom the video, but I'm ripping these to convert and transfer to an iPad, which doesn't have the zoom feature.
Thanks in advance for your help!