Removing side black bars from MP4 video

[jcool26]

Hello to all! I have a MP4 video with side black bars that I want to remove but I don't know how. Some people say handbrake or freemake but I don't know how to use any of them. Any suggestions I need some help with this. I would appreciate it

[budwzr]

Try Avidemux

[jcool26]

Ok I've cropped it what's a good setting for it now because I just cropped it I haven't converted anything. What's the best setting?

[budwzr]

Same as the source

[jagabo]

If you don't want to spend a lot of time just use Handbrake. Open your video, verify the cropping is OK, pick a preset, encode.

[jcool26]

So you leave video and audio as copy and format Avi?

[jcool26]

I tried handbrake and it takes 25 hours to encode a 40 min video

[jagabo]

I tried handbrake and it takes 25 hours to encode a 40 min video

It can take anywhere from minutes to hours depending on what settings you specify. All the free editors use the same encoders so the difference in speed is mostly the difference in encoder settings used.

Avidemux is full or bugs and will likely crash before you can complete your encoding.

[jcool26]

I'm in avidemux and I've cropped it but I need to know what I need to have in
The video audio and container field. I'm lost

[manono]

If you're happy with the original except for the black bars, then open the original in MediaInfo and check out the video and audio specs. Choose ones in AviDemux as close to the original as possible.

[jcool26]

Can anyone give me a tutorial on how to save an MP4 as a DVD file or Avi file in avidemux? I would appreciate it

[jagabo]

AviDemux guide:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php

Converting to DVD MPEG 2:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:converting_to_dvd

[jcool26]

I still need help I don't understand how to do it. Can someone give me a more simpler way of doing this please?

[budwzr]

I still need help I don't understand how to do it. Can someone give me a more simpler way of doing this please?

Avidemux IS the simpler way.

Did you get MediaInfo? Use MediaInfo to find the info you need. You have to make some effort first, then post back to get more advice.

[jcool26]

Ok I used media info and I see what video and audio info from the original so I will
Try to crop and match that see what happens