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Re: Feedback on New Bigger, Better Video Player

Shane1163

ya that's very annoying.. it gives the video the illusion that it's
SMALLER!! One video I watched it just stretched it way out so it's
like letterbox all the way across.. the top had black bars not the
side but it was already wide so it really stretched it out bad..

On Nov 25, 12:17 am, Robomansk8 wrote:

> The idea is good, but there is a significant problem I've found.

> When I'm making a video for youtube, rather than stupidly stretching
> my 16:9 videos to fill a 4:3 space, I rendered them out as 4:3
> letterboxed, with black bars at the top and bottom. Worked fine.
> Now that this is widescreen by default, it means that these videos are
> letterboxed on the sides as well as the top/bottom one I put there
> before. So there is a tiny video in the middle of a sea of black
> space. I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this problem.

> Example. Ignore the video content, but see how the double letterboxing
> has happened:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xW25daMdqg

> Having an option would be the best idea for sure. I would rather have
> these videos displayed at 4:3 (with my own letterboxing still there),
> and then have an option to choose "display as widescreen" or
> something. If this widescreen thing hangs around then I wont bother
> letterboxing my new widescreen videos and let them fill the whole
> space, but as it is it looks a little ridiculous. Especially as most
> videos aren't widescreen.

> My screen is widescreen so the page layout looks great, its just not
> as functional as it could be.

> Hopefully this post stands out in amongst the retarded "LOLLL OMGG!!!
> DIs 1zzz SHee33it~!!!111"posts. :)

> Thanks.