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Down and Dirty Widescreen
Many 4 : 3 aspect ratio cameras don’t offer a 16 : 9 widescreen mode. And many of those that do, offer inferior widescreen modes that simply chop off the top and bottom of the frame and 25% of your precious video resolution along with it. Here’s a simple method that will allow you to get a widescreen aspect ratio using any 4 : 3 camera.
First you’ll need some tape, scissors, and a small piece of lighting gel. Turn on your camera’s widescreen mode, so that black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen ...
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