Is there any way to add borders without re-encoding?

[JJamez]

Probably a dumb question, but I can't see why it wouldn't be possible.

I have a bunch of 320x240 clips that don't play correctly in my standalone (it needs 352x240). I just want to add 16px black borders to either side, but reencoding kinda defeats the purpose - to get similar file sizes as the originals, the reencoded files look like crap, not to mention the time it would take to reencode them all.

Thanks in advance.

JJ

[vitualis]

Actually, I believe the answer is NO.

Regards.

[JJamez]

I believe you're right! lol

I spent a couple hours trying to come up with some solution to this and found nothing...

I'm still thinking its possible though, but the software doesn't exist.

[gambit32]

black tape (try electical tape) on your tv screen..otherwise no.

[JJamez]

LOL

[tweakybird]

You could burn it as an XSVCD with Nero 5.5 with compliant CD unchecked in the SVCD settings. It would make a low resolution SVCD with low bitrate as well, but play it correctly as if it were a VCD. Maybe even try making an XVCD, although I haven't tried departing from the VCD standard, only SVCD.

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[JJamez]

My player is really finicky about video dimensions - it will only play correctly at standard sizes, although it has no problem with nonstandard bitrates.