# Remove Black Bars **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [September 3, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948 "2016-09-03T10:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harjpannu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/harjpannu/32/20709_2.png) [@harjpannu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/harjpannu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/1 "2016-09-03T10:51:13Z")
Hi, I used to have this amazing application on LG TV called Playz. It did one thing that Plex doesn’t do on any platform and that is an option to remove black bars. This truly is an amazing feature. How it worked was once you played a movie if it had black bars you could scroll right (next to play forward etc) and select a button that could remove black bars. It is such a cool option and I really think we should have this integrated across all Plex applications. I share my Plex with multiple people and since the recent update Playz doesn’t work for me or any of them and we all miss it quite a bit. Please vote for this! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/2 "2016-09-03T10:56:12Z")
similar requests > **[\[Request\] Video cropping / zooming options](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/210888/request-video-cropping-zooming-options)** > > Would love to see an ability to crop / zoom a video to disable black bars on cinematic widescreen content. Specifically for the Windows / Windows Phone app. > **[Crop Widescreen Borders/Zoom/Aspect Ratio](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/80802/crop-widescreen-borders-zoom-aspect-ratio)** > > Hi Folks,   It would be nice if we could have a feature on the following clients which allows the Zoom, cropping of the Black borders on films on the following clients.   Android Client and Roku Client.   Is this something that could be... What this option usually does is simply ‘zooming in’ to the video. Causing it to 1. lose resolution 2. cut content from the side of the picture Normally, every tv has a button which does this. ---
**Author:** ![harjpannu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/harjpannu/32/20709_2.png) [@harjpannu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/harjpannu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/3 "2016-09-03T11:02:17Z")
So basically, all it did was remove the black bars not zoom into the video and it didn’t look stretched or anything it was so beautiful. (This feature didn’t cut any of the picture from the side that’s what I’m asking for, it really would be a cool feature) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/4 "2016-09-03T11:06:00Z")
> @harjpannu said: > So basically, all it did was remove the black bars not zoom into the video and it didn’t look stretched or anything it was so beautiful. > > (This feature didn’t cut any of the picture from the side that’s what I’m asking for, it really would be a cool feature) This is impossible. Either you ‘zoom’ into the picture or you ‘stretch’ it. ---
**Author:** ![harjpannu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/harjpannu/32/20709_2.png) [@harjpannu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/harjpannu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/5 "2016-09-03T11:13:08Z")
@OttoKerner I know I used to think so too but on the LG TV there used to be an app called Playz someone created it when Plex wasnt available on LG TV’s but he added an option in that zoomed only the black bars. It literally removed it in 1 second. It’s like a stretch ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/c/f/cf20942ea23b68235abd2d93ab8c055828470e51.jpg) . I’ve attached a picture to show a standard windows player doing it, tell me what you think please 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/6 "2016-09-03T11:14:40Z")
It is very obvious that the left picture is simply ‘stretched’ vertically. So all people now have ‘egg heads’. ---
**Author:** ![harjpannu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/harjpannu/32/20709_2.png) [@harjpannu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/harjpannu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/7 "2016-09-03T11:19:56Z")
@OttoKerner I wouldn’t have requested this but my cousin used to say the same thing and works in IFE content they crop movies all the time since then he’s implemented this feature on so many planes and it’s been widely received as a really positive feature. I understand exactly when you’re saying but I share my plex account with family members and they all used to love this feature when they had Playz. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this as an option? The next time you watch a movie with the black bars you might just notice it a bit more then normal, I notice it so much on Plex and I wish they had the options to stretch. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/8 "2016-09-03T11:35:21Z")
> @harjpannu said: > The next time you watch a movie with the black bars you might just notice it a bit more then normal, I notice it so much on Plex and I wish they had the options to stretch. I think this is just a matter of habituation. Whenever I see cinema movies which fill my screen, I recognise the loss of pixels caused by that. Even worse when the content is stretched. I notice it instantly and it bothers me very much 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MediaHorder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mediahorder/32/160753_2.png) [@MediaHorder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MediaHorder)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/9 "2016-09-03T11:56:06Z")
> @harjpannu said: > @OttoKerner I wouldn’t have requested this but my cousin used to say the same thing and works in IFE content they crop movies all the time since then he’s implemented this feature on so many planes and it’s been widely received as a really positive feature. > > I understand exactly when you’re saying but I share my plex account with family members and they all used to love this feature when they had Playz. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this as an option? The next time you watch a movie with the black bars you might just notice it a bit more then normal, I notice it so much on Plex and I wish they had the options to stretch. No this would not be a nice option. No one wants stretched faces. You’re distorting the directors vision and it looks dumb. ---
**Author:** ![harjpannu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/harjpannu/32/20709_2.png) [@harjpannu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/harjpannu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/10 "2016-09-03T12:11:32Z")
@OttoKerner Yeah I agree I do think its a matter of habituation, I really thought more people would have wanted this and would have voted this up but hey 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DarkeSword](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/darkesword/32/8157_2.png) [@DarkeSword](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DarkeSword)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/11 "2016-09-06T17:04:59Z")
You should be able to just set the zoom using your TV. Most TVs have zoom options. ---
**Author:** ![idolwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a587f6/32.png) [@idolwick](https://forums.plex.tv/u/idolwick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/12 "2019-09-09T18:33:28Z")
I am interested in a Zoom to Fill (cropping) feature. I have both high definition home videos and movies that appear more aesthetically pleasing when filling the screen. I understand that this is a subjective topic but this is something I’m missing from both the Roku and Web browser that is available on the retiring Windows app UI. I don’t see a problem with just having the option. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/13 "2019-10-08T18:42:21Z")
A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes. > [@Crop Widescreen Borders/Zoom/Aspect Ratio](https://forums.plex.tv/t/crop-widescreen-borders-zoom-aspect-ratio/42802/1): > > Hi Folks,   It would be nice if we could have a feature on the following clients which allows the Zoom, cropping of the Black borders on films on the following clients.   Android Client and Roku Client.   Is this something that could be considered?   Thanks   Optimal Therefore this one is closed. Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. Only one feature per thread. See feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remove-black-bars/156948/14 "2019-10-08T18:42:25Z")