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Cropping 16:9 into 4:3
I have some footage shot in 16:9 that I’m trying to turn into 4:3 (cropped, not letterboxed– I’m trying to make the footage look like old TV).
It was originally shot and edited on an HVX200 at 720p 30pn. What I’ve tried so far is just creating a 4:3 sequence and putting the footage into that, then resizing (making it larger) it to fill the whole frame. Some of the trouble may be that I’m not sure I’m using the best sequence settings on the 4:3 version, but it seems like when I do this I lose more quality than I should (I know some is to be expected, but it gets a little more digital-looking than I think it could).
Any suggestions for a good workflow/way to do this?
Thanks!
replied 16 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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If working in a HD sequence, why not just crop the 16×9 footage to 4×3? If OTOH you want to do this in a SD sequence, then choose an Easy Setup for ProRes NTSC or other high-quality codec (8-bit uncompressed for instance). Make sure your frame rate is correct in the sequence settings. When you drop in your 720P clip it should fill the frame. If it doesn’t make sure size is 100% in the Motion tab. I don’t know why you’d lose quality doing this unless your sequence compressor setting is off. Also, if you’re not monitoring with an external broadcast monitor, you’ll never be sure of what you really have. At the least set your canvas to 100% size.
John
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