Convert video to 4:3

[chansmith]

Is there anyway to convert the video to 4:3. When I save it 4:3 file it doesn't cut it down. It makes the video look back. Can I cut the outside edges to make the video 4:3?

[BrianCee]

You do not tell us what size your Video is originally - given the limited information you have supplied I can only suggest that you try to use the cropping filter you will find in the "FX" library of VideoStudio - but you will of course lose some of the image at the edges.

[Ken Berry]

It would also be very useful to know why you are wanting 4:3 aspect ratio. Most people start off with 4:3 and want to convert it to 16:9, so it is interesting to know why you appear to want the oppositite... though as Brian suggests above, we don't know what aspect ratio your original video has...

[lata]

Hi
Other than using the cropping filter-------If you wish to resize the video frame you have a few things to set……..

1 / Video Studio defaults to using Widescreen 16:9, go to Settings and de-select Enable Widescreen 16:9. This will change the project to use 4:3 ratio.

2 / Go to Preferences F6—change the Background colour to anything but black, your project frame shape will show in the preview screen

3 / add your video to the top track… Double click the video to open the Options panel

4 / Choose the Attributes Tab then tick Distort Clip. a bounding box will show around the video showing in the preview screen

5 / Drag the Corner trim handles, the yellow square, this will resize in proportion. If you re-size using the edges it will distort the frame.

6 / Right click the preview screen for extra commands, use Anchor –Centre

Note when changing to 4:3, using Fit to Screen will distort the frame.