Convert 4:3 to 16:9 without losing quality? Upscale?
by Nemr Abou Nassar
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Aug 15, 2009 at 9:15:12 am
Is there a way to convert 4:3 video to 16:9 without losing quality? Kind of upscaling it or converting it rather than simply scaling, I know the 130 x 135 scale will fit it to the widescreen format, but isn't there some kind of method on cs4 that can convert or upscale?
Sorry for repeating the same words so many times! I have a two hour stand up comedy performance that was filmed in SD 4:3 instead of widescreen, only the lord knows why those who filmed it chose to film it in that format, and I want to have it available as widescreen, any advice?
Re: Convert 4:3 to 16:9 without losing quality? Upscale? by Vince Becquiot on Aug 16, 2009 at 2:27:24 am
Short answer no.
Premiere is probably not the best way to do it either.
After Effects will give you better results. There are also plugins that will further improve the result and reduce artifacts, such as Magic Bullet Instant HD.
Re: Convert 4:3 to 16:9 without losing quality? Upscale? by Nemr Abou Nassar on Aug 16, 2009 at 11:23:14 pm
Thank you Vince!
Indeed I guess I will have to invest in a program like Magic Bullet in the near future, for the time being I am finding creative ways to leave it letterbox and fill in the black space :)
I have never seen a software conversion that would make NTSC video look as good in HD as a Teranex. There are other hardware converters out there that do a good job but I have not used them and cannot recommend them.
If you charge your client for the conversion, they will make sure that, next time, they shoot properly.
I am, of course, assuming that by "16:9" you mean HD. You can do 16:9 NTSC by simply moving the video (to keep the head of the person in the picture) and doing a letterbox.
