Effect: Letterbox

Description
This effect will put bars at the top and bottom of the screen, cropping the image to give a widescreen look to the frame. The image is not distorted in any way. Rather, the top and bottom of the image are simply covered by the bars.

Controls

Aspect Ratio:		Determines the size of the bars, giving a smaller or greater widescreen look. The higher this value, the larger the bars and therefore the narrower the visible portion of the image, giving the impression of a more widescreen presentation.
Shift:		Slides the frame up and down so you can decide what part of the image should be visible.
Background:		Determines the intensity of the bars, going from black to white.
Effect In/Out:		Fades the effect in and out.

Notes
To set a standard widescreen aspect ratio, use {Letterbox, Standard}. For scenes shot using the widescreen (16x9) setting of most cameras, use the {16x9 Unstretch} effect.

See Also
Letterbox, Standard | 16x9 Unstretch

Examples

Original image.	The top and bottom have been cropped to give a widescreen look.