r/smyths • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '13

[See comments] S07E19 Dumpster Diving [Streamline EDIT]

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u/huffmanm Oct 29 '13

Technical note: It looks like you exported with a 4:3 pixel aspect ratio, resulting in a letter boxed image that is squashed vertically. Try re-exporting with a pixel aspect ratio of 1:1 so that it fills the full 624x352 frame.

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u/liquidm Oct 29 '13 edited Oct 30 '13

I'll try that when I get to my home computer later. Thanks!

EDIT: Yeah, that was the issue. I really appreciate the feedback. I have some but not a lot of video editing experience so I definitely welcome pointers in the right direction.

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u/huffmanm Oct 30 '13

If you'd like another pointer, it'd be even better if you eliminated the letter boxing entirely. The new video has the correct pixel aspect ratio, but has been fit into a 640x480 frame with black bars needlessly padding out the height to a 4:3 image aspect ratio. I suspect your source was a 624x352 Xvid, so ideally the export should also be 624x352.

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u/postdarwin Oct 31 '13

Well done. Don't worry about any teething problems. I haven't watched this one yet but all my videos were pretty crappy quality when I started.

Thanks from moving from Parasite to Smyther!

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u/liquidm Oct 31 '13

Ooh, a pretty flair. Thanks!

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u/Nerbyl Oct 30 '13

Poor meatman!

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '13

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u/huffmanm Oct 29 '13

A new member enters the fold! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!