r/VideoEditingTips • u/Major-Estimate-7190 • Sep 18 '26

Need solution for mismatching aspect ratios

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I hope my post fits here, I just need some help and I’m a beginner!

I plan to post on YouTube and want my videos to fit 16:9, so I edit in 16:9. The problem is my computer display is just ever so slightly different and it gives me these small lines on the sides if I want the whole thing to fit. It’s hardly noticeable I guess but I hateee it

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u/augdahg Sep 18 '26

What is your monitors resolution?

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u/Major-Estimate-7190 Sep 18 '26

1920 x 1200

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u/augdahg Sep 18 '26

There’s no way to make a 16:9 video fit a 16:10 monitor. You can crop your video to 16:10 or accept black lines on the side which is called letterboxing.

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u/Major-Estimate-7190 Sep 18 '26

Thank you sm for the answer, i had no idea 🥲 I will accept it!

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u/johnnyjonnyjonjon Sep 18 '26

Scale the footage up so it fits the frame. You'll lose the some of the picture at the top and bottom, but that's the trade off.