Convert 16×9 to 4×3 using MPEG Streamclip

Here’s a quick little tip to make those pesky 16×9 files you get and turn them into nice 4×3 files so they can live harmoniously in your 4×3 DVD Studio Pro project.  Just make sure to select the setting in the crop area as noted below and presto!  Your 16×9 file will now be a letterboxed 4×3 file.

MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2

An update to our favorite FREE app adding the following fixes and features.

• new option to add a textual watermark
• choice of format for YouTube videos (MP4 or FLV)
• fixed compatibility with Google Video and Yahoo! Video
• added video playback and download from Veoh
• fixed a sound problem with some DivX movies
• fixed compatibility with Perian 1.1

Click below to go to download page.

Squared 5 – MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

Turn your letterboxed 4:3 files into 16:9

We all know how cool MPEG Streamclip is and how we couldn’t live without it.  But did you ever wonder what those settings for Zoom and X/Y were down at the bottom of the settings box?  Turns out if you know what you’re doing you can use those settings to crop the letterbox on a 4:3 file and output a 16:9 file.  Nice little trick if you ever need it.