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Works on Youtube and Netflix. Available for [Firefox (v1.2.1)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/ultrawidify/) and [Chrome (v1.2.1)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ultrawidify/dndehlekllfkaijdlokmmicgnlanfjbi).
**Click for [youtube demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2xn1WpbtCQ):**
![Ultrawidify - youtube demo](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j2xn1WpbtCQ/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2xn1WpbtCQ)
## The long version
The technology has been here for a while, but plenty of people don't know how to properly encode a video (despite the fact [youtube has an article that explains aspect ratios](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6375112)). Plenty of people surprisingly includes major Holywood studios, such as [Marvel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1Y3P9D0Bc), [Disney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOPJi0Urq4), [Dreamworks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKiYuIsPxYk), [Warner Brothers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZ3U1inHA4), [Sony](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BWWWQzTpNU), et cetera. You'd think that this is the one thing Holywood studios and people who make [music videos for a living](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Mx2mxpaCY) would know how to do right, but they don't. This extension is here to fix that.
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### User interface
Most quick options for a page are accessible through a button in the extension bar. The options are pretty self-explanatory. **NOT YET AVAILABLE IN CHROME due to API incompatibilites between Firefox and Chrome** — if anyone has any experience with `tabs.sendMessage` and `runtime.sendMessage` in Chrome, I'd like to recommend myself for some free pro tips on how to fix that with minimal changes to how the code works.
Most quick options for a page are accessible through a button in the extension bar. The options are pretty self-explanatory.
![UI demo](img-demo/ui-popup-0.png)
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[v2.0.1 — Regular version — download from AMO](https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/ultrawidify/)
[v2.0.1 — Regular version — download from Chrome store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ultrawidify/dndehlekllfkaijdlokmmicgnlanfjbi) (No UI tho, just keyboard shortcuts)
[v2.0.2 — Regular version — download from Chrome store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ultrawidify/dndehlekllfkaijdlokmmicgnlanfjbi) (No UI tho, just keyboard shortcuts)
### Installing the current, github version
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## Changelog
### v2.0.1 (FF/AMO, Chrome)
### v2.0.2 (Chrome)
v2.0.1, but UI in the extension button now also works in Chrome.
### v2.0.1 (FF/AMO)
* Autodetection: aspect ratio is no longer corrected if the detected difference is too small to make a meaningful difference

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{
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "Ultrawidify-git",
"name": "Ultrawidify",
"version": "2.0.2",
"icons": {