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Having problems with Final Cut 6 720×960 24p ratio
I am working on a project and we shot it in HD 720×960 24p. I have the settings under Easy Set Up, Audio/Video Settings and Sequence Settings set to 720×960 24p, HDV Apple Pro Res 422(HQ) and HDV Firewire Basic 24fps in all the different locations these can be used options. However, this has caused the images to look about twice as large as they did in the viewer and the canvass, so that we can only see about half of what we filmed. I have tried everything but don’t know how to fix it. Is there a place I’m missing where I have to change settings? Or am I using the wrong settings? Any help on this would be very welcome!
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After doing easy setup make sure that you go in to your sequence settings and “load sequence preset” (bottom left) to match your settings.
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Thanks, I just did that and loaded “Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) 960×720 24p 48kHz, but it doesn’t really make a difference. The footage stays big. Could it be something else?
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720×960? Don’t you mean 960×720? The other way means the video is tall, not wide.
Those are DVCPRO HD 720p dimensions. Anamorphic format. What camera was this shot with?
If you have FCP 6 or 7, all you need to do is make a new sequence, then cut in one clip. It will ask if you want to change the sequence settings to match the clip settings…click YES.
Shane
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Sorry! Yes, 960×720. Apologies.
It was shot with two cameras a Panasonic HVX200 and a Panasonic HPX300. Mostly with the former.
You’re right, starting a new sequence made the clip look like it used to look. Does that mean it also changed it to the correct settings on sequence settings? If so, can I imitate those settings for the other sequences?
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It would help if I knew the camera that you used, but in the meantime try using the easy setup as follows:
Format : HDV
Rate: All Rates
Use: 720p24You’ll see that the frame size is different. Might help but it might cause Rendering issues too.
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[Alexandra Hidalgo] “Does that mean it also changed it to the correct settings on sequence settings? “
Yes. The NEW sequence you made doing that has the right settings. Use that.
[Alexandra Hidalgo] “If so, can I imitate those settings for the other sequences?”
Just use the new sequence. Trying to fix the old ones will take time and you might miss something small. This is how you make the sequences match perfectly.
Shane
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We shot in 24p, not 24pn, I do believe, since it tells me that the right compressor is DVCPRO HD 720p 60, which fits your description. Does that affect the settings I should have on the easy set up and Video/Audio settings?
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Ok, so when I try to add the new correct settings to the old sequences, they still get big, and when I try to bring a clip from the old sequences over to the new sequence with the right settings, they also are big. I spent weeks on these two sequences. Is there no way I can fix them? Do I have to do them all over again?
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[Rob deLeeuw] “It would help if I knew the camera that you used, but in the meantime try using the easy setup as follows:
Format : HDV
Rate: All Rates
Use: 720p24”NO NO NO NO NO…good lord NO! The footage is DVCPRO HD, not HDV. DO NOT use HDV settings. The one she has now are fine.
[Alexandra Hidalgo] “Ok, so when I try to add the new correct settings to the old sequences, they still get big, and when I try to bring a clip from the old sequences over to the new sequence with the right settings, they also are big. I spent weeks on these two sequences. Is there no way I can fix them? Do I have to do them all over again?”
No. Just highlight the clips and right click and choose REMOVE ATTRIBUTES. Choose BASIC MOTION and DISTORT.
Shane
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Oh my god, that did it!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you. I was so terrified by having to do this all over again. Very depressing evening and morning. I’m compressing a very small sequence now (one clip) to see if it comes out in the right ratio (this is how the whole thing started because the files were coming out stretched and once I started messing with the values everything got out of control). If that doesn’t come out stretched then I’m set!
Thank you, thank you.
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