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  Convert squeezed 4:3 back to 16:9

  Posted by Truls Nord on January 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm

  I have got a .dvdmedia file that was filmed in 16:9 (TV) and squeezed to 4:3 (= long, thin people…), that I want to use in a 16:9 project.
  I edit in FCP 6.
  (I do also have FCP X and Premiere Pro CS5, though the project is in FCP 6.)
  Any way to convert this in any of the software I have – or in any other software?

  Sincerely
  /Truls (Stockholm, Sweden)

  Truls Nord replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  David Roth weiss

  January 19, 2012 at 3:30 pm

  In the FCP browser you might try clicking on the anamorphic column to put a check mark, which should fix the issue.

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  Truls Nord

  January 19, 2012 at 7:46 pm

  Thanks for your reply, David!
  I would try your suggestion if I could only get the file imported into FCP…
  My project is in HDV, which might be the reason why I can’t import the original .dvdmedia file (nor a converted .m4v file, nor a converted .mov file) into FCP?

  Sincerely
  /Truls

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