FIX the aspect ratio of your Youtube video! (EASY!)

[MrDanINSANE]

Hey Guys,
Me again... with another tip I've decided to share:
Sometimes when you upload your video promo on YouTube it will come out squished horizontally or vertically, witch seems weird cause the rest of your videos are in the right ratio.

This YouTube FIX would be very helpful for those having the same problem, great for old uploads that you've never actually messed with during the render of the final video file. Also, it's super easy to fix:

1. Sign into your YouTube account.

2. Enter your Video Manager.

3. Edit the video you want to fix. (aspect ratio fix)

4. Add in the appropriate tag to change ratio: (YES! inside the Tags section.)

Tag: yt:crop=16:9
(zooms in on the 16:9 area, removes windowboxing)

Tag: yt:stretch=16:9
(fixes anamorphic content by scaling to 16:9)

Tag: yt:stretch=4:3
(fixes 720×480 content that is the wrong aspect ratio by scaling to 4:3)

Tag: yt:quality=high
(default to a high quality stream, depending on availability)


Once your done, click save and problem solved, Enjoy!
I hope that this "MAGIC" is helpful.

* Sorry about my bad English

 

[awepsie]

What kind of sorcery is this?

You deserve a trophy, man!

 

[jbird]

Thanks, this is awesome! I had heard about this a long time ago, but I forgot how to do it and I didn't even think it still worked

 

[MrDanINSANE]

Lots of people still don't even know about this... that's why I share this with you guys.
I used to play with it when I was on the Alpha tests of "Cosmic Panda" layout but not all the features I've post was available back then, only the 16:9 with / without the letter-boxing was an option.
The last update is only from a month ago. (pretty much new!)

 

[ChunkeyPanda]

I did not know this, thank you! This will help me out a lot!