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Editing issues in Canvas window
In editing a ten minute video I’ve come across an issue that is hopefully is a quick fix, but I haven’t been able to figure it out so I’m hoping someone can help from Creative Cow.
I posted a question a couple days ago because after finishing the editing I was attempting to export the sequence and burn it on a DVD. I tried exporting in two different ways (Quicktime and Compressor). However, when I attempted to import either one into DVD Studio Pro it was reading it as a PAL format and unable to import. Nothing in my Final Cut settings had anything to do with PAL. Everything was set for NTSC. I couldn’t find any PAL reference in my quicktime file.
It started me thinking that earlier when I was editing, I must of hit something I shouldn’t have. Midway through editing, my Canvas viewer was showing my clips (sequence video) as a small box of video in the window… 29%. I clicked on “Fit to Window”, but it remained small. When I clicked on 50% it didn’t fit the window and 100% was big and distorted. I went into the wireframe and pulled the video out but it didn’t quite fit the window (the sides remained black). This must be why it’s reading more of a PAL format rather than NTSC, because I’ve never had this problem before.
This there a quick fix to get the Sequence video to fit properly in the Canvas window? I’ve tried everything I can think of and scanned through several Final Cut books trying to figure it out. I don’t want to start all over again if I can fix my original sequence.
Thanks so much for any help!
Gayle -
4 Replies
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What exactly are you sequence settings? Check item properties. What exactly is your media? Check item properties. What do they say? What format DVD did you create in DVDSP?
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
I think I see a problem. Before I captured this video I had the sequence presets set to DV NTSC 48kHx 23.98 (720×480).
However, as I look at my sequence settings for this particular project it is:
frame size HD 1440×1080 16:9
Pixel HD 1440×1080
Quicktime video setting HDV 1080i50.
My item properties for the sequence is Video rate 25 fps, frame size 1440×1080, compressor NTSC
however, my media isn’t HD… it’s 29.97 fps, 720×480 frame size.
I recently editing something that I’d shot on a new Canon HDV camera and had changed the video/audio settings for HD. When I went back to my regular Canon XL1s video, I changed the video/audio settings back to my previous settings. Obviously it didn’t change my sequence settings or item properties.
Does this mean I’ve got to start all over… re-capture, etc.?
Thanks,
GayleSports Chica
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You need to change your sequence settings. Make a new sequence with the correct settings. Copy the contents of the bad sequence and paste into the correct one. Then select the clips and remove the attributes to remove what was done to configure them to the wrong format. You will have to redo any motion attributes you may have applied to the clips.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Thank you so much for advice. I’ll try that. It will be wonderful to have have to ingest and start from the beginning.
Sports Chica
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