• Adobe Premiere Pro

  How do I export widescreen?

  Posted by David Hill on September 10, 2008 at 11:13 am

  I am using premiere 6 and have just finished a video which has been shot and edited in widescreen. When I go to export it the footage comes out at the top of the screen with a black line underneath. Does anyone know how I can export the film with the picture in the middle and black lines either side?

  I have tried ‘interpret footage’ but it doesnt seem to make a difference. It asks me to ‘Assume This Frame Rate’ which I don’t know what to type in anyhow.

  Any help would be much appreciated.

  Thanks.

  Vincent Rosati replied 18 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Vincent Rosati

  September 10, 2008 at 11:55 pm

  Some cameras don’t shoot in true widescreen, your footage might be letterboxed widescreen.

  Assuming your footage is true widescreen…

  Your project should be widescreen, indicated by a 1.2 Pixel Aspect Ratio (16:9) in the project settings.
  Your footage should also have a PAR of 1.2 (16:9).

  Frame Rate settings don’t affect Aspect Ratio.

  I assume the frame looks correct in the preview window, the image fills the frame..

  Your export settings should also be set with a 1.2 PAR.

  If your footage is letterboxed widescreen you would need to deinterlace and upscale the video to fill the 16:9 frame.

  Vince

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