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  • exporting to Quicktime for widescreeen

    Posted by Alex Kogan on May 9, 2006 at 8:49 pm

    I’m trying to export a DV1/DV NTSC 16×9 to a full-res qt movie and the result is a squished 4×3. Is there some setting in AE that I have to click when doing this? Thank you!

    Alex

    Wes Plate replied 20 years ago 2 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Wes Plate

    May 9, 2006 at 9:06 pm

    A D1 widescreeen comp is 4×3, it is the non-square pixels that make it widescreen.

    Nest your final D1/DV comp into a Square Pixel 16×9 comp and render that.

    — Wes Plate
    Automatic Duck

  • Alex Kogan

    May 9, 2006 at 9:11 pm

    Actually, this is a NTSC DV Widescreen 720 x 480. When I create a new comp and make it square pix it won’t let me use the widescreen present. What should I make the height and width. Thanks!

  • Wes Plate

    May 9, 2006 at 9:16 pm

    Create a new comp that is 853×480 SQUARE PIXELS, then drop your 720×480 DV Widescreen comp into it.

    — Wes Plate
    Automatic Duck

  • Alex Kogan

    May 9, 2006 at 9:41 pm

    When I do this, everything is off center to the left. Will this correct itself in the quicktime file or do i need to move everything?

  • Alex Kogan

    May 9, 2006 at 9:53 pm

    Nevermind. I cut and pasted. Not nested. I did that and it’s right. Thanks.

  • Wes Plate

    May 9, 2006 at 9:54 pm

    You should center your DV comp in the Square Pixel comp.

    The square pixel comp should actually be 864×480, sorry.

    Check it out:
    https://www.automaticduck.com/screenshots/dvwideintosquare.mov

    — Wes Plate
    Automatic Duck

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