title: Widescreen Converter for mp4 Video files
body: <p>i am looking for a possibility ( php / linux ) to convert any kind of mp4 video into a widescreen format... like a picture widescreen converter</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/SSKIW.jpg" alt="picture widescreen converted example"></p>
  
  <p>The left and right part of the image does not need to be blurred.. it could be black as well. I don't care.</p>
  
  <p>The program should recognize if the video is not 16:9 format and then convert it.</p>
  
  <p>Is this possible with ffmpeg? I cannot find a solution for this but I have seen converted videos like that.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: Found the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30789367/ffmpeg-how-to-convert-vertical-video-with-black-sides-to-video-169-with-blur">solution!</a></p>