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Converting 16:9 to 4:3 without letterbox
Hello, newbie here. I’m having a terrible time figuring out how to import a clip into FCP without it looking completely weird in the viewer, canvas, and time line, such as:
I shot the footage on my Canon 7D in 1920 x 1080, 24 FPS and converted the clip using MPEG Streamclip. Hopefully, the rest of the screen grabs will be enough information to figure out what I’m doing wrong.
MPEG Streamclip:
FCP Sequence Settings:
FCP Easty Setup:
Please let me know if I haven’t provided enough information. Thanks in advance for your help.
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2 Replies
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Hi Kesten
Judging from your screen shots, you took 1080p23.98 (progressive) from your 7D … then converted it to 1080i23.98 (interlaced) in MPEG Streamclip … then dropped that in a 1080p23.98 sequence (back to progressive again) in FCP … and to top it off you are using an interlaced 1440×1080 “Easy Setup” (although this is only going to cause you issues if and when you create new sequences).
Go back to your 7D source files. Open them in MPEG Streamclip … change ONLY the Compression setting ( to Apple ProRes 422 ) … leave the “Frame Size” as is (should be 1920 x 1080 unscaled) … leave the Frame Rate alone (you don’t want or need to mess with this) … basically just leave all the other settings alone.
The result should be fine in a native Apple ProRes 422 1080p 23.98 sequence in FCP.
Hope it helps
AndyPS What on earth does any of this have to do with your post’s subject “Converting 16:9 to 4:3 without letterbox” ?
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I must applaud you, Kesten, however, for the very detailed way you presented those screen shots. I wish everybody with a problem (myself included) did such a nice job of presenting enough visual information to help diagnose a problem quickly, every time they posted.
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