[FFmpeg-user] Transcoding 2048x480 to 1920x1080

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

2016-09-13 15:09 GMT+02:00 Steve Boyer <steveboyer85 at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 10:21 PM, jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does this command looks like it should work well for video2008.mp4 that is
>> currently at 1920x480 ?
>
> Have you tried this command yet?

I also wanted to ask this;-)

>> ffmpeg -i video2008.mp4 -i audio2008.m4a -q 1 -c:v libx264 -preset slower
>> -s 1920x1080 -map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0 -y video+audio2008.mp4
>>
> Like an adult diaper, it depends. If I'm reading it right, you're going to
> be greatly stretching out the Y-axis. Is that what you are wanting to do?

I wanted to ask:
You are not stretching out the Y-axis with your command, isn't that what
you want to do?

In any case: Upscaling is something your player (or your display system)
should do, there is a pad filter to add borders.

Carl Eugen