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shot 4:3 wants 16:9 for web
Hi all,
Client shot everything 4:3 SD 29.97 but wants it distributed 16:9 on the web.
Shall I assume (and I know that it’s dangerous to “assume”) that I can use Compressor for this?
If so (and pardon my ignorance on this) am I simply changing the dimensions and output image inset in the geometry panel?
Thanks for any help that you’re willing/able to give.
— Sue
Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5
4.5 GB DDR SDRAM
GFX: ATI Radeon 9650Mac OS 10.4.11
Final Cut Studio 2
FCP 6.0.3 Compressor 3.0.3 Soundtrack Pro 2.0.2 Motion 3.0.2 DVDSP 4.2.1 -
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It will look stretched. Take a look at my Cubs locker room footage. Lou Piniella was shot 4:3. The other shot with the team celebrating from Fox was stretched. Everything else I shot was 16:9.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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If it was shot 4:3 then in my opinion, its a bad idea to distribute 16:9. The reason is that you will either have to horizontally stretch the footage (making people look fat) or crop out portions of the top or bottom of your frame.
But the quick answer is yes. You can use compressor to do this – or you can do so directly out of final cut.
Brian
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Steve — I thought that the “stretched” look to of the team celebrating was a “creative device” 😉
however, I agree, this is what I’d like to avoid for the purpose of this project.Brian — also agreed that it’s a bad idea to try to distribute 16:9 when the entire project was shot 4:3. However, I still feel an obligation to the client to show them what the “best” possible outcome would be if they insist on 16:9.
So… if I’m going through Compressor for this, any idea what my settings need to be for the “best” result?
Thanks to you both!
— Sue
Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5
4.5 GB DDR SDRAM
GFX: ATI Radeon 9650Mac OS 10.4.11
Final Cut Studio 2
FCP 6.0.3 Compressor 3.0.3 Soundtrack Pro 2.0.2 Motion 3.0.2 DVDSP 4.2.1 -
I think really u should do all your 16:9ing in FCp then do your compression in compressor…
1 quick choice:
Copy/paste your project into a 16:9 sequence and then scale, pan&scan the clips into the 16:9 space. Work in a smaller 16:9 image space if u are compressing it to a smaller frame size for the web anyway, that way u won’t lose any quality.
Compressor is great for compressing! Cropping, 16:9ing, letterboxing etc should all be done in FCP unless there is a very large gun to your head.
HTH
🙂
L
Mac 10.5.4
FCP 6.04
2 x 2.8ghz Quad Core Intel Xeon
16gb RAM
7 TB Maxx RAID
AJA Kona3 -
BTW How long is the project and who is it intended for? This will give an idea of how u will want to compress it size vs quality etc.
Mac 10.5.4
FCP 6.04
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AJA Kona3 -
You also can blow the 4×3 up in Compressor using advanced format conversion, then crop off the top and bottom.
Have a wonderful day.
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Is your source footage 4×3 1.77 Full Frame or 4×3 Letterbox? If it’s a letterbox you can scale up 33% on the vertical and you won’t have to crop much on the top and bottom. If it’s full frame I would do the same thing (33% in your NLE) and pan-scan the footage. Then in compressor set whatever 16×9 size you want. (480 x 270 or whatever they want)
Joey
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