• Adobe After Effects

  How to properly import footage with a different aspect ratio?

  Posted by Josh Pigford on November 10, 2011 at 3:35 pm

  My main composition has the following specs:

  Dimensions: 1280×720
  Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels
  Frame Rate: 29.97

  The footage I’m trying to import has these specs:

  Dimensions: 720×576
  Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV PAL (1.09)
  Frame Rate: 25

  Right now, when I place the footage in the comp, the edges are fairly jagged. I assume there’s some weird pixel aspect ratio thing that’s going on, but just not sure how to get it right.

  Michael Szalapski replied 14 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Michael Szalapski

  November 10, 2011 at 3:46 pm

  Is the footage you’re importing shot with interlaced frames? Have you tried ticking the “Preserve Edges (Best Quality)” option in the interpret footage dialog box?

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  Josh Pigford

  November 10, 2011 at 3:53 pm

  NICE! The “Preserve Edges” option seems to have done the trick.
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  Michael Szalapski

  November 10, 2011 at 4:41 pm

  Glad it worked! 🙂

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