• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Video dimensions distorted on export.

  Posted by Blue Melnick on July 24, 2009 at 1:19 pm

  Hi all,

  I’m working on a video in FCP. Original video is DV shot in 16×9 (I think.. not my camera… just got the tape).

  When I drag the video into sequence, it asked me if I want to set the sequence to the video… said yes. Then did my edits and exported via quicktime, using current settings and make self contained.

  This is what the video looks like in the canvas:
  https://files.me.com/blue.melnick/22c40k

  This is what the video looks like in QT after export:
  https://files.me.com/blue.melnick/3fz4dw

  These are the sequence settings:
  https://files.me.com/blue.melnick/ompigg

  I’m guessing its a sequence setting thing, but not sure how to fix it. Any ideas?

  Thanks!!
  Blue

  David Roth weiss replied 16 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  David Roth weiss

  July 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm

  Don’t be blue Blue, it’s not your sequence settings that are the issue. Your problem is a setting inside QT Player. Check in Window>>Show Movie Properties>>Presentation — the highlight the title and check Conform aperture to “encoded pixels.” See if that does the trick…

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  Michael Gissing

  July 25, 2009 at 7:42 am

  Standard def uses anamorphic squeeze to stuff a 16:9 image into the 4:3 frame size of SD. So what you are seeing in QT is that squeezed image. FCP is showing you the correct aspect but Qt isn’t.

  If you are exporting a QT for others to view, then you can adjust the scaling on export with QT conversion. I recommend downloading a cute little app called aspectRatio 1.8 which will convert anamorphic to normal depending on the SD pixels you are using (ie PAL/NTSC)
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  Shane Ross

  July 27, 2009 at 10:46 pm

  Your sequence settings are wrong. They show SQUARE and DV is not a square format. That should be set to NON-Square.

  Shane

  

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  David Roth weiss

  July 27, 2009 at 10:55 pm

  Good catch Shane, I didn’t even look at the pixel aspect ratio.

  David Roth Weiss
  Director/Editor
  David Weiss Productions, Inc.
  Los Angeles

  POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™

  A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.

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