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How can I crop a 16:9 video to 4:3, cutting off the edges?

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I've got a 720p video, that contains a picture that's only 4:3, so the edges left and right stay empty/black. I want to cut of the left and right so that video is 4:3. How do I do this in Windows? Input: WMV, 1280x720px Output: WMV, AVI or MPEG, 960x720px

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Fix for: How can I crop a 16:9 video to 4:3, cutting off the edges?

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With a recent version of ffmpeg, you can achieve this effect from the command-line: See the ffmpeg filter documentation for more information about the crop filter. The are libx264 options that set the quality. Basically: a lower CRF=better quality, …

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