Why do I have Black Bars on my videos?

Why do I getBlack Bars

on my Videos?

Why do I getBlack Bars

on my Videos?

What do Black Bars look like?

Black Bars on Your Videos

•Why you get them

•How to get rid of them

•Why they are sometimes good to have

What causes Black Bars?

•The proportion of the video doesn’t match the proportion of the video player

What causes Black Bars?

•4:3 video inside a 16:9 player

What causes Black Bars?

•Widescreen video inside a 16:9 player

How to get rid of Black Bars

•Begin with the end in mind

•Create your presentations and shoot your videos in 16 x 9 proportion

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How to get rid of Black Bars

•What is 16 x 9? Examples:

•720 x 1280 pixels

•1080 x 1920 pixels

•Any file that is 16 x 9 proportion

How to get rid of Black Bars

•Here’s an example of how you do that in Keynote or PowerPoint

How to get rid of Black Bars

Choose a dimensionthat is proportionalto 16x9

How to get rid of Black Bars

•And here’s how to do that in Camtasia for Mac

•Set your canvas to be in a 16x9 format

How to get rid of Black Bars

Choose a dimensionthat is proportionalto 16x9

How to get rid of Black Bars

•If you are shooting with an older video camera that is not HD format, then you should just live with the black bars, or crop your video in editing

How to get rid of Black Bars

•By the way, YouTube will automatically put Black Bars on all videos that are not 16:9 proportion

Why Black Bars are good

•If you stretch your 4:3 video to fit your 16:9 player it looks like a mistake, and like you don’t know what you’re doing

Why Black Bars are good

•Here’s what a stretched image looks like

•4x3 imageinto the 16x9 format

Why Black Bars are good

•So it’s better to have black bars, than a stretched video

•Especially with technical things like software training or photography

Why Black Bars are good

•It’s very hard to watch an out-of-proportion video

•Our brains spend too much time transposing the image and not absorbing the information

Why Black Bars are good

•Here’s what a squished image looks like

•16x9 imageinto the 4x3 format

Black Bars aren’t so bad

•Newer computer screens and TVs are all using the 16:9 frame proportion

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•Black Bars mean that the proportion of your video image does not match your video player

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•If you don’t like seeing Black Bars, then you need to create your presentation or video in a 16 x 9 proportion

P.S.

•Read the accompanying blog post to get a sizing chart download and some further tips ImageMavenVideo.com/black-bars

Conclusion

It’s better to have a proper looking video, than worry about those Black Bars!

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