Question About Letterbox And Anamorphic Widescreen

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Question About Letterbox And Anamorphic Widescreen

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I have a video that is letterboxed, but was wondering if there is any possible way to make it anamorphic. If this can be done what programs could I do it with and would the quality look like cr**?
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Has to have been filmed through an anamorphic lens for it to be anamorphic. (I beleive, don't quote me on it.)
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Well, the only method possible if you already have it filmed, is to crop it to the aspect ratio you want.

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You can just chop off the letterbox and it'll be anamorphic. However, when you export it, you must ensure that you have it set to read out a pixel aspect ratio of 16:9 (or whatever ratio you're dealing with). It'll still be 720x480, but now it will be read as being 16:9, and will display as such.
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Thanks for the responces guys. Out of curiosity, since I used a wide angle lens will that help as far as the picture quality goes besides the image being wider?

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A wide angle lens will have no impact on the quality of the widescreen image.
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