
22 February 2019 John Weaver Senior Program Developer
Summary
About 4:3 Aspect Ratio
4:3 aspect ratio was the initial standard aspect ratio of movie. Later it was used in TV’s and early computer monitors. Most of the screen resolutions were based on this aspect ratio of 4:3. With the development of technology, movies and monitors started to move to widescreen, 16:9 format occurred.

Some Common Resolutions of 4:3 Aspect Ratio
640 X 480
800 X 600
960 X 720
1024 X 768
1152 X 864
1280 X 960
1400 X 1050
1440 X 1080
1600 X 1200
1856 X 1392
1920 X 1440
2048 X 1536
800 X 600
960 X 720
1024 X 768
1152 X 864
1280 X 960
1400 X 1050
1440 X 1080
1600 X 1200
1856 X 1392
1920 X 1440
2048 X 1536
Advantages of the Aspect Ratio of 4:3
1. Larger usable area. Given the same diagonal, 4:3 aspect ratio has a larger overall display area than other wider aspect ratios.
2. Well-suited for ordinary TVs. While the resolutions of 16:9 format is primary used by modern HDTV broadcasts, online TV broadcasts and the ordinary TVs mostly adopt the 4:3 aspect ratio.
Differences between an Aspect Ratio of 4:3 and 16:9
Comparing with the aspect ratio of 16:9, 4:3 aspect ratio displays a more squared image; however, 16:9 format displays a more rectangle image, with a wider view. 4:3 aspect ratio also is called original screen and it is suitable for some normal TV broadcasts. However, 16:9 is called wider screen, which is ideally suited to display high-definition movies. Today, mostly high-definition movies use the 16:9 format.

Video Transformation from 4:3 Resolution to 16:9 Resolution
If you want to transform a video from 4:3 resolution to 16:9 resolution, it is recommended to use theRenee Video Editor Pro. It is a powerful tool, which can not only transform video formats from 4:3 to 16:9, but also help you make more editions, meeting your various editing needs.
Renee Video Editor Pro – Professional Vdieo Edit Software
- Screen Recording – Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
- Cut Videos – Specify the start and end time in the video to cut a video clip.
- Corp and Rotate Function – Support to crop and rotate the video.
- Effects – Provides filters, zoom in and out and sound effect to users.
- Watermark – Users can add text, image, video watermarks to videos. Also supports to remove watermark from videos.
- Music Function – Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.
- Subtitle Function – Customized your own subtitle.
- Add opening/ending – Edit opening and ending for videos, it can be subtitle, video and photo to bring cool transition effect to your video.
- Video merge – It can combine multiple videos/audios into one file as well as add various kinds of transition effects to the combined video.
- All common type of formats are supported – Supports all common formats of video editing, it allows users to choose the output format based on their needs, if recoding is necessary, it will automatically recode and test.
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Operation Steps:
① First download and install Renee Video Editor Pro, then open it. Choose “Video Toolbox” and enter.

② After entering the video editing page, click “Add Files” and upload the 4:3 aspect ratio video to the Renee Video Editor Pro.

③ Then click “Rotate and Crop”, choose the 16:9 format in the format selection bar. Or you also can drag the crop area and partial cut the video at your will. The crop proportion will remain the 16:9 format, then click “Done”.

④ Return to the homepage, choose the target file format in the output format column, click “Start”, then the 4:3 aspect ratio file will be saved as 16:9 format file.

You also can transform other format videos to 4:3 aspect ratio based with the above method, such as transform a 16:9 format video to 4:3 aspect ratio.
How to Edit a Video with an Aspect Ratio of 4:3
① First download and install Renee Video Editor Pro.
② Open the software, choose “Video Toolbox” and enter.

③ Click “Add File”, upload the video file that needs to be edited.

④ Choose “Cut” function, drag the progress bar or set the start and end time, then the software can cut the highlights of the video for you.

⑤ Choose “Effects” function, then you can add different filter effects on your video, zoom in or zoom out designated area, and decrease or increase volume of designated area.

⑥ Choose “Watermark” function, you can click and remove watermark, and it will remove extra watermark from your video. Then it also can add picture, text, photograph and video watermark on your video.

Additionally, you can choose subtitle, music or other functions to add some subtitles, background music and titles or ending for your video.
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