Cutting 4:3 Top & Bottom, to make 16:9 Widescreen

[bibi]

I want to cut the top and bottom black bars of a 4:3 video file, and make it 16:9 widescreen.

Is there any program and/or tutorial that will do this?

Thanks so much.

[redwudz]

What format is it? VirtualDub can crop AVI type files if you add a filter like the null transfer filter. That way nothing else is done with the file. But you will have to re-encode anytime you crop, so you will likely lose some quality.

For MPEGs, maybe TMPGEnc encoder, since you will have to re-encode anyway.

And I am assuming the black bars are really part of the video, not something a player adds while viewing.

[bibi]

Thanks, I was able to do this in Sony Vegas.

Start a 16:9 project, import video, event pan/crop, preset 16:9.

[guns1inger]

If you are using Vegas then you can also use Track Motion and keyframes to make sure you keep the action centred within the new 16:9 frame, and not just a simple top and bottom crop.