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  DPX cropping

  Posted by Michael Nichols on September 24, 2008 at 1:22 pm

  I have DPX files from 2 perf 35mm scans and 4 perf 35mm scans. The 2perf 2K scans are 1876 x 771 (as an aside, shouldn’t they be 2048 x 858?) and the 4 perf scans are larger. What is the most effective way of cropping the 4 per for 2.39 to match the 2 perf DPX files? Do you think an automated crop in Photoshop would be an ideal method? If I do in Final Cut, wouldn’t I have to render everything?

  Thanks!

  Gary Adcock replied 17 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Gary Adcock

  September 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm

  [Michael Nichols] “The 2perf 2K scans are 1876 x 771 (as an aside, shouldn’t they be 2048 x 858?) and the 4 perf scans are larger.”

  Sounds like they did not give you a full size scan or it was an older style film scanner that has not been updated for HD. ( was it an older Spirit?) I get ArriLaser scans at 2048x 1152 or 1556 – I have never worked in the 2 perf format so I am not sure.

  [Michael Nichols] ” What is the most effective way of cropping the 4 per for 2.39 to match the 2 perf DPX files?”

  with Gluetools DPX workflow you can have the conversion set a correct aspect ratio on import, to allow for you to work modify the aspect ratio on conversion.

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