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  1. MelanieT

    MelanieT Member

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    hey guys!
    i need some help! i have transferred some tv shows from my tv to my video camera to my computer. when i first started doing it, there was a black line on the right side of teh video. it squished the video a bit, so all i need to do is find a program to get rid of the black line, and stretch the video back to the size it should be. i hope you understood that. so i need some help on finding this program...i tried googling it, but i dont know what to call it...any help would be appreciated! thank you so much.
     
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    This is a rather simple fix.
    But, first, I need more information.

    Most importantly, will you be viewing this on a television or on a computer.

    Do you have it in AVI or MPEG format?

    What is your target medium / format?
     
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    oh, im using the videos for an iPod video, so on the computer i guess? its in mpeg-4 format (.m4v), and id like to keep it in the same format. also, the video is 320 x 240, and when i put it back into iMovie, there's two more black lines on the bottom and top because when i put it into iPod format, it turned it into the size of the ipod screen. is there anything else you need to know?? thanks for answering!!
     
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    Open the file with Virtualdub (freeware).
    Crop the borders - until the black line(s) are gone.
    Resize to desired width and height.
    Then save using desired codec.

    Let me know if you need detailed instructions...

     
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    hey- sorry, i forgot to mention i use a mac!! that program is only available for windows, im pretty sure. is there anything you know of that will work on macs?? thank you so much!!
     

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