[MPlayer-users] Converting size of a movie file.

[Corey Hickey]

Achim Dannecker wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
>
> I have a question to converting viedeos to different sizes.
> I have a video with the size of 576x240 (ratio 2.4) but I need a video
> with a ratio 1.33. My question now is how I can add a black area above
> and below the video? Is it possible to convert a video in that way with
> the mencoder tool?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Achim

Yeah. man mencoder, find the -vop section (it's a ways down) and read
about the expand filter.

-Corey