Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.7.0 - Manual (Page 137)

Aspect ratio conversion types
Aurora Edit has 8 different conversion types, 4 for up converting to a 16:9 aspect ratio,
and 4 for down converting to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Offset choices Conversion type Source clip
None Pillar Box (default) 4:3 up converting to
16:9
-100 to +100 Half Pillar Box
None Zoom
-100 to +100 Stretch
None Letter Box (default) 16:9 down
converting to 4:3
-100 to +100 Half Letter Box
-100 to +100 Crop
None Compress
Manually converting a clip aspect ratio
If the video doesn't look acceptable after Aurora Edit converted the aspect ratio using
the default settings, you can change the conversion method to produce better results.
1. Load the clip into the Source Tool.
2. Click the Aspect Ratio Conversion button.
3. Select the conversion type from the drop-down list or select a preset.
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