iphone/itouch edition and videos in 4:3 and 16:9

Post by **stanley** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:59 pm

The screen resolution of iPhone and iPod touch is 480x320. Why do you want 480x360 video?

B!ink · Post by **B!ink** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:09 pm

Where does he say 480x360 stanley?

dmdevotee · Post by **dmdevotee** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:16 pm

B!ink wrote:Are you referring to letterboxing?

Example wrote:Widescreen

To....

Fullscreen (Letterbox)

yes

dmdevotee · Post by **dmdevotee** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:20 pm

stanley wrote:The screen resolution of iPhone and iPod touch is 480x320. Why do you want 480x360 video?

i do not have iphone or ipod touch, i have ipod classic

mediacoder standard edition doesn't work for converting to ipod format, you told that in another post

B!ink · Post by **B!ink** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:09 am

Follow these steps in order to convert a widescreen video into a full screen video with letterbox.

1. Run MediaCode iPod/iPhone Edition.
2. Go to File --> Revert All Settings (This ensures a fresh setup).
3. Close MediaCoder.
4. Open MediaCoder again.
5. Import widescreen video into MediaCoder.
6. Setup program as you normally would. Select 640x480 as your resolution.
7. Click "Crop" button, then select Auto Expand to Fit.
8. Click "Start" button.

dmdevotee · Post by **dmdevotee** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:36 pm

B!ink wrote:Follow these steps in order to convert a widescreen video into a full screen video with letterbox.

1. Run MediaCode iPod/iPhone Edition.
2. Go to File --> Revert All Settings (This ensures a fresh setup).
3. Close MediaCoder.
4. Open MediaCoder again.
5. Import widescreen video into MediaCoder.
6. Setup program as you normally would. Select 640x480 as your resolution.
7. Click "Crop" button, then select Auto Expand to Fit.
8. Click "Start" button.

i did exactly what you told but didn't work, no letterbox appeared...thanks anyway

deanis · Post by **deanis** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:54 pm

I thin what the poster (and I) is wanting is to be able to bring in 16:9 or cinema formats into the iPhone without truncating it or stretching it (vertically or horizontally).

I believe the way you described how to do this above will either stretch or truncate the film.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Deanis

drivel76 · Post by **drivel76** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:25 am

deanis wrote:I thin what the poster (and I) is wanting is to be able to bring in 16:9 or cinema formats into the iPhone without truncating it or stretching it (vertically or horizontally).

I believe the way you described how to do this above will either stretch or truncate the film.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Deanis

Hi - I've been trying to do the same... and have found a way!

Assuming your initial file is a wide-screen file (e.g. 856 x 480 or some such) then set the 4:3 size of the file you want as output (e.g. 320 x 240) as per normal.

Then go into the Easy Cropper and select "Fit Width" in the MODE, and assuming you have Aspect Ratio set at 1.333:1 the preview should have the letterbox bars top and bottom.
Click DONE and then start the transcoding as normal... and you should have a widescreen file letterboxed for 4:3 viewing pleasure.

Hope this helps.