4:3 video on a 16:9 timeline

Hi.
I'm editing some video, some of it is in anamorphic, and some isn't. Some is HD and some not. It's a pain. I just noticed now that the video that is in 4:3 streatches out. I'm trying to fix it with a simple 'Distort' aspect ratio, but i'm not sure how much I should use. I tried calculating the exact number, but I'm not that good with math. Has anyone done this before?

If you want the 4:3 video to not be stretched, then distort=0. That is the magic number. If you just want it to fill the middle of the screen, and you don't care about the image degradation, use the mouse to drag one corner of the 4:3 image out to fill the screen. It will retain the image ratio. Then, go into the Motion tab and make sure the clip is still centered at 0x and 0y.

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