• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Sequence Settings for Output to DVD and Steaming Web End Use

  Posted by Simon Morgan on August 24, 2009 at 10:40 pm

  I am editing a workreel using FCP 5.1.4. and need help with Sequence presets for my project.

  The FCP sequence will be exported to DVDSP and the resulting DVD viewed on both computer and NTSC video monitors. In addition I will take the sequence and export a version for streaming video on the web.

  I have read that computers use square pixels, whereas NTSC video monitors use rectangluar pixels. Do I have to create a different sequence for each end use. Or do I play around with settings at the point when I am exporting from Final Cut Pro?

  Simon Morgan replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Tom Brooks

  August 25, 2009 at 2:08 am

  You can worry about that on export. For DVD, just use the presets in Compressor for DVD, particularly DVD 90 Min Best. For web, you’ll need to export to the appropriate square pixel dimension. For example, DV NTSC is 720×480 non-square pixels. The correct sq pixel size is 640×480. Note that it’s a 4:3 aspect ratio in square pixels.
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  Simon Morgan

  August 25, 2009 at 3:11 am

  Perhaps you can advise about an additional issue?

  I have created an SD NTSC 720 x 480 timeline, which matches most of the footage I will be editing in FCP.
  I have an HD PAL Asset which is 25fps 1024×576.
  I am concerned about my Pixel Aspect Ratio when I convert to NTSC and import:

  Currently I take my PAL file, conform it to 23.98fps in Cinema Tools, then use Advance Format Conversions in Compressor with the following settings:
  Uncompressed 10bit NTSC video
  Frame Controls: Custom / Resizing Filter: Best / Deinterlace: Better
  Encoder – Video Settings 29.97
  Geometry – PAR: NTSC CCIR 601/DV Anamorphic (16:9) 720 x 405

  this results in a file that is 720 x 405 which hopefully I can letterbox in my timeline.

  Everything seems wonderful EXCEPT when i look at the file info in my browser, it says that I have Square PAR for my converted PAL footage, and Rectangular 601/NTSC PAR for all my other assets.

  Will this result in distorted segments of my final sequence when I export?

  How can I correct this? Help appreciated thank you.

  Simon Morgan
  Production Design

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