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black lines on video capture of xl1 NTSC footage
Hello,
I am capturing using the easy setup for DV NTSC for footage from my XL1 and I always have imported footage that results in an image slightly smaller then the frame size of the sequence. I see the clip has the correct height but it’s width is just a bit smaller then the sequences width which leaves small black lines on the sides. in other words my sequence’s frame size is a bit wider then the actual footage captured. (it’s noticeable before i start editing and when i’m simply viewing the captured clips in the viewer – there too i see the frame is a bit wider then the caputred footage)
(I fix this by simply zooming in on all my clips by 2%. It’s not a noticeable difference at all and then the video fills up the entire frame of the sequence’s setting. but surely this isn’t the solution.)
What am i doing wrong in my setup?-Aviv
p.s. this happens when i shoot in 16×9 as well with my xl1 and i use the DV NTSC anamorphic settings in the FCP easy setup. Same problem – small black lines (empty video space) on the sides of the frame of my sequence.
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5 Replies
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That is actually quite normal. When played back on a TV a little bit of the sides get cut off anyway so nobody will notice. If it is ment for web play back then you will need to scale the video like you said.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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[Aviv Vana] “What am i doing wrong in my setup? “
Nothing. That is the over scan area that is basically cropped out by NTSC TVs. If you need raster to raster picture, then you will need to crop all of that out in your final formatting.
Jeremy
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You’ve done nothing wrong, that’s how the camera was made. It’s common with many DV & even some betacam cameras.
Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog -
Thanks to all for the responses!
So do you all recommend i leave it the way it is and export it like that as well? My usual final format is for customers to watch there events (weddings etc) on DVD. and i’m shooting in 16×9?
what do you guys think?Thanks
coachAviv
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As mentioned above, this is in the overscan area. Anyone watching on a regular TV won’t see it. If they watch it on a computer, it would probably be visible.
Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog
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