• Avid Media Composer

  Viewing clip dimensions

  Posted by Steve Adams on October 14, 2008 at 8:58 pm

  Using a Media Composer Adrenaline system, is there a way to view exact clip dimensions, i.e. 720×480, etc. of files that have been imported or digitized? It’s easy enough in a Quicktime window, and I would think that Avid would have that capability. Thanks!

  Steve Adams replied 17 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Joe Womble

  October 16, 2008 at 12:11 pm

  Steve,

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  https://avidtechnology.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/avidtechnology.cfg/php/enduser/fattach_get.php?p_sid=hXnkKtgj&p_li=&p_accessibility=&p_redirect=&p_tbl=9&p_id=69501&p_created=1200354304&p_olh=0

  Regards,

  Joe Womble
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  Steve Adams

  October 16, 2008 at 3:55 pm

  Thanks for the info Joe, but I should have been a bit more clear: There is no question as to the resolution of the files, but we are using a mixture of 4×3 and 16×9 clips – a great majority of the clips are obviously one or the other (using the 16×9 monitors in Media Composer and 4×3 NTSC monitor externally)but there are occasionally clips that are questionable. If I was in a program such as After Effects I could easily select the clip in the project window and it would display the exact dimensions of the clip (720×480, 853×480, etc.)I can find no such display in the Media Composer environment. Suggestions?
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  Joe Womble

  October 16, 2008 at 6:59 pm

  Steve,
  Upon import into Avid, the clip is then at the project’s resolution. This is the case whether you crop, pad, resize or do nothing to the clip…still the project resolution size (i.e., 720 X 486). If you need to work with larger files, within Avid there is Pan and Zoom. Otherwise it would need to be in another compositing program like AE or Boris RED.

  Regards,

  Joe Womble
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  Michael Hancock

  October 16, 2008 at 7:13 pm

  If you just want to know which clips are 4:3 and which are 16:9, I don’t believe that Avid tells you that. It assumes clips are 4:3 when your Source/Record monitors are, and 16:9 when they’re 16:9. If you have footage that’s different aspect ratios, Avid expects you to use the Pan and Scan or Resize effect to reformat them, if you want to. One thing Avid doesn’t typically do is make assumptions about your footage, which can be both good and bad.

  If you’re having trouble telling if an imported clip is 16:9 or 4:3, check the original file in Quicktime (if it’s a quicktime file). I honestly don’t think Avid flags this.

  Michael.
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  Steve Adams

  October 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm

  Thanks for your reply, Michael – this is what I expected to be the case. I appreciate the help!

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