Season 4 is shot in glorious 2.00:1 aspect ratio. Your TV is 16:9. To remove the cinematic letterboxing (just like Bonnet removes your possessions):
The 4K HDR disc looks stunning on the big screen, but if you’re watching on a laptop in a tent (as Claire would), the colors are washed out. Map those bright highlights down to standard dynamic range:
Here is how you, a practical Highlander (or programmer), would use ffmpeg to process your digital "land grant." outlander s04 ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i ian_stays.mkv -ss 00:45:30 -to 00:52:10 -c copy ian_mohawk_chapter.mkv (No re-encoding. Fast as a tomahawk.)
Outlander S04: Fraser’s Ridge Cuts – A Guide to Processing Digital Land Grants with FFmpeg Season 4 is shot in glorious 2
Brianna jumps through the stones at a different temporal rate. To simulate the disorienting feeling of landing in 1767, interpolate your frame rate:
Sometimes the dialogue drifts (especially during the river crossing scene). To shift the audio 1.5 seconds forward to match the new encode: Map those bright highlights down to standard dynamic
ffmpeg -i outlander_s04e01.mkv -filter:v "crop=1920:800:0:140" -c:a copy -c:v libx264 bonnet_cut.mp4 Note: You lose the top and bottom 140 pixels. Goodbye, Jamie’s hat feathers.