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  DPX to FCPX workflow – correct aspect ratio?

  Posted by Joe Rigby on January 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm

  Hi there,

  I have 7 DPX clips which were converted from 16mm. The frame size is 2048×1240 and it’s 25fps. Each of the 7 DPX clips have a different starting timecode 01:00:00:00 – 07:00:00:00
  I’ve test the workflow and it all seems to work well at this stage:

  In Da Vinci create 7 timelines with the start timecode adjusted to relate to each DPX clip
  Export Prores Proxies
  Edit in FCPX
  Export XML
  Import XML into Da Vinci
  Grade (the DPX have a “Technical Grade” on them from the post house and don’t have as much scope in the grade as I had hoped, but that’s a different issue!)
  Deliver

  My question is what aspect ratio should my timelines be?
  My 1-7 timelines in Da Vinci should be 2048×1152 16:9? There’s no 2048×1240 option, is 2048×1152 the best one to go for? I’m picking it as it’s closest to 2048×1240. I know it doesn’t matter too much at this stage as I’m just making proxies, but it does make a difference in the offline as the HD clip is either an overscan with black all around or full height with black at the edges.
  My Prores Proxy files are 1920×1080 – that’s fine
  My FCPX timeline is 1920×1080 – that’s fine
  But when I import the XML back into Da Vinci, even if I un-tick sizing information my timeline is 1920×1080, so I have to make a 2048×1152 timeline and copy and paste all the clips into that?
  What’s the best size timeline to master in? I know it’s probably a stylistic choice but is there a timeline where the DPX will be full frame with no black around?

  Thanks in advance,
  Joe

  Tero Ahlfors replied 10 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Tero Ahlfors

  January 27, 2016 at 7:18 am

  [Joe Rigby] “What’s the best size timeline to master in?”

  In what resolution are you supposed to deliver the film in?

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