title: Show Youtube video and thumbnail in correct 9:16 format
body: <p>I can easily get a Youtube image thumbnail with the links described here: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2068344/how-to-get-thumbnail-of-youtube-video-link-using-youtube-api">How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API?</a></p>
  
  <p>But all these thumbnails are in 3:4 format (or something close) even though the video itself is in some other format. Then some black horizontal bars are just visible at the top and bottom of the picture.</p>
  
  <p>I need an image in 9:16 format (which is my video format) without black bars. Is that possible to retreive?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>It appears that also the Youtube video itself has black bars in top and bottom even though there are no black bars on the video on the Youtube page.</p>
  
  <p>Any ways to simply show both thumbnail as well as video in correct format?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>I found this: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13220715/removing-black-borders-43-on-youtube-thumbnails">Removing black borders 4:3 on youtube thumbnails</a></p>
  
  <p>The asker wants to remove the black top and bottom bars. The best answers here are to adjust the height and "hide" the black bars by manual correction. Some of the comments here below also suggest that.<br>
  Does this mean that it's not possible to avoid?</p>