When uploading my videos to google video that were recorded on my camcorder in 16:9 mode, they get converted to a squashed 4:3 aspect ratio that includes the black pillars on the right and left sides of the screen. When playing the movie clips on my computer, I always see the correct widescreen format displayed. I'd like to upload my 16:9 clips to google video and still retain their aspect ratio. Does anyone have any experience in doing this? I'm a bigtime noob when it comes to video conversion, so if you know of a method I'd appreciate it if you'd include the name of the software you'd suggest I should use... Thanks

A 16:9 clip uploaded and squashed to 4:3 by google:
Big eyes

A 16:9 clip on google video showing that google video can accept 16:9 videos:
Band of Brothers

Thanks

add black borders to the up and bottom to make the aspect to 4:3

See the two image below. I convert the wide screen movie to a 4:3 aspect by adding black borders.

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bryantslinger -

Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to avoid having to use that solution to the problem.. but it looks like I might be forced to do it as I haven't heard any other method to use (I've posted this on several sites).

I'm sure there is a way to show 16:9 without making a pseudo 4:3 by adding the black bars to the video as you can see in the link I posted in the original post. Anyone happen to have any other ideas?

Thanks!

Hi Funperro,
Any solution yet? I'm investigating the same issue.
GV does support 16x9 native (non-letterboxed), see here;
The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift trailer
and an embedded example;
crazybob.org: Scooter the Tooter

However, both of these were uploaded in 2006. Maybe something has changed?

The best I've come up with is to upload at 853x480, then GV auto-letterboxes the content.

Any further insight appreciated!

Thanks.