Comments on: 4:3 programs upscaled to HD or 4K: technical & aesthetic decisions https://www.provideocoalition.com/43-programs-upscaled-to-hd-or-4k-technical-aesthetic-decisions/ A Filmtools Company Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 By: Daniel https://www.provideocoalition.com/43-programs-upscaled-to-hd-or-4k-technical-aesthetic-decisions/#comment-10904 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:41:56 +0000 https://www.provideocoalition.com/?p=287504#comment-10904 Cropping can be done with Apple Compressor, choosing the desired output Frame size on the Video tab, and a Cropping amount further down in the settings. I’ve used it recently to crop a 1.85:1 DCI aspect ratio video to 1.78:1 16×9 HD aspect ratio.

Taking the 2048×1080 input file, I set the Frame Size to Manual: 1920×1080, and the Cropping to the preset 16×9 (1.78:1). This automatically sets the Left and Right crop amount to 63 pixels each. No other settings needed adjustment. There is also a Cropping preset for 4×3 (1.33:1).

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