The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in 16:9. For an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this same length unit, the height will be measured to be y units.
In, for example, a group of images that all have an aspect ratio of 16:9, one image might be 16 inches wide and 9 inches high, another 16 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters high, and a third might be 8 yards wide and 4.5 yards high.
Aspect Ratio |
Uses |
TVs |
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4:3 |
1.33:1 |
Standard Channels |
Old TVs |
16:9 |
1.77:1 |
HD Channels |
The majority of HDTVs |
21:9 |
2.35:1 |
Most movies |
Very few TVs |
The picture shows black bars look like on TVs with different aspect ratio. Most televisions and computer monitors currently available have an aspect ratio of 16:9, which offers a perfect fit for high definition television shows. However, movies are usually filmed with a ratio of 21:9, which will result in black bars at the top and bottom of the picture when it is displayed on the average TV.
In addition, some TV shows or TV broadcasts may have a conversional 4:3 aspect ratio, when you watch a conversional 4:3 program on your 16:9 widescreen TV, the difference in shape between those two ratios can also result in a "Pillar boxed" picture - one with black columns standing to the left and right of the image.
To avoid aspect ratio , you can do the following things:
- Get to know your TV's aspect ratio controls.
Today's TVs generally have a dedicated button on the remote that lets you quickly cycle through your options. Since the aspect ratio of the programming you're watching can change frequently - when you change the channel, for example, or even when a new show begins on the same channel - you should get comfortable using these controls to get the picture to your liking.
- Set up your video sources.
Go to the picture settings on your TV menu and set it to the proper aspect ratio that adapts with your TV aspect ratio. The specific terms used in these menus differ, but for a widescreen TV you'll likely see something called "widescreen" or "16:9," for example.
4:3 (1.33:1)
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16:9 (1.77:1)
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For those people who try to watch a ripping Blu-ray or DVD for watching on some devices such as smartphones, tablets or other devices or media players that lacks the aspect ratio changing settings, you can use a third-party video conversion tool such as Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Windows / Mac to adjust the incompatible aspect ratio before rip processing.
As a perfect aspect ratio ripping tool, Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper has the most powerful crack technology. Both 3D Blu-ray discs, 2D Blu-ray discs, and standard DVDs can be ripped to all popular SD and HD (3D) video formatswith apsect ration including 16:10, 16:9, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 2:1, like 4K/1080P/720P MP4, MOV, MKV, M4V, WMV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, MPEG and more. Meanwhile Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper also provides the preset formats for over 200 hot devices (iPad, iPhone, Android, Surface tablet, Samsung Galaxy, Xbox, PlayStation, NAS, Panasonic/Samsung/Sony/LG Smart TVs/HDTVs/3D TVs). Simply select the profile to rip Blu-ray/DVD for playback on your device with optimized settings and never worry about the video incompatibility! Besides changing video output aspect ratio, you can also use the Brorsoft to do other simple video editing work such as trimming or cutting video to remove unwanted parts or segments, cropping video to remove the black bars or unwanted area, splitting large video into small clips by file size, count or length, merging separate video into one file, deinterlacing interlaced video into progressive form, flip or rotate video to change its displaying angel, etc. Moreover, It provides two model for you: Copy Blu-ray Main Movie Only or Backup Blu-ray Whole Structure. This is great because it means you'll always have access to the movies you paid for. |
Here Blu-ray Ripper (Windows version) was taken as example, just download the FREE TRAIL version you need, the guide for Mac version almost the same.
Step 1: Add Blu-ray or DVD disc
Launch the Blu-ray Ripper; click the disc button to import your Blu-ray or DVD disc to the program.
Step 2: Choose output format
Click the Format bar and go to the Profile column, choose WMV, MKV, AVI, MPG, MP4, etc as the output video format in the category of "Common Video". You can also find lots of optimized profiles for many popular portable media devices including e Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab, Apple TV, iPad and more.
When a movie title or chapter is selected, you can click the (edit icon)on the tool bar of main interface to edit selected file. Then choose "Crop" mode, and click to swich to advance mode.
Then click to enable the ratio box and keep selected aspect ratio while croping.
Last, choose the right aspect ratio you want.
After all settings is completed, hit right-bottom "Convert" button to begin to rip your Blu-ray and DVD movie to desired output video with the aspect ratio you selected. Then you will have no aspect ratio issue when playing the Blu-ray and DVD movies on your desired devices.
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