How to crop the sides off a film like Star Wars so it fits my 16:9 tv fully

[marklittlevai]

I would like an easy and simple way to just chop enough of the edges of some MKV's so that they can appear in full 16:9 aspect ratio rather than having the black bars at the top and bottom.

i've tried mkvmerge and handbrake but these do not seem to help, unless i am doing something obviously wrong??

I understand that the movies are made in 21:9 for cinema release, and until 21:9 tv's are mainstream.. I'd like to view my film in 16:9 on my current tv and not through a silly letterbox at the end of my front room

so.. an easy way to chop off the sides, thus zooming the whole picture in a bit?

don't say "zoom button" lol

cheers

[Baldrick]

WHy do you create a new thread???? Continue in https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/339266-How-to-crop-the-black-lines-out-an-MKV-%28an...54#post2108954 . Just reply to add new information. And no you wont find any easy method to crop.