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  1. I've downloaded a few MPG files lately that seem to have been improperly "letterboxed". That is to say, everything is squashed top to bottom and squeezed out left to right. The original source was obviously a full-screen movie, so how can I get that back without cutting off the sides and keeping that squashed look?
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    You'll need to use something like AVISynth, or TMPGenc (or any editor you prefer), to crop off the top and bottom letterboxing, and then resize the remainder back to fullscreen.

    If you use AVISynth, a simple crop and resize command will do the trick:

    Load your MPEG's into DVD2AVI, and save it as a project file (this assumes you know how to use DVD2AVI and AVISynth, and how to configure it's settings..if not, see the GUIDES section).

    Your AVISynth script would look something like this:

    MPEG2Source("dvd2avi.d2v") #the name of your D2V project file
    ConvertToYUY2()
    Crop(0,104,0,104) # this will vary. Make sure you crop the right amount
    LanczosResize(480,480)
    ConvertToYUY2()

    If you use TMPGenc, just open the MPEG directly in TMPGenc, and use the CLIP FRAME filter to crop off the letterboxing. Specify the fullscreen resolution (480x480) in the VIDEO tab.
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  3. And resizing ths way won't crop off the sides of the image?
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    Correct. You have to be much more careful in TMPGenc, as the wrong output setting can still end up cropping off your video. Just make sure you preview your output, or encode a small sample before doing the whole project.

    Your essentially chopping off the letterboxing, and then resizing the remaining image are to fill the screen. No chopping on the sides
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