• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  No 16×9 display

  Posted by Mark Welch on April 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm

  I shot an interview in 16×9 HDV, captured it as such but the footage does not display in 16×9 in the viewer or canvas.

  The sequence is set as an HDV sequence and I’ve even tried the conform to sequence function but everything is displaying as a 4×3 image.

  This hasn’t happened before and I’m at a loss.

  Any suggestions? Thanks

  David Roth weiss replied 15 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Chris Tompkins

  April 11, 2011 at 1:04 pm

  in the browser, put a check in the Anamorphic column.

  Chris Tompkins
  Video Atlanta LLC
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  David Roth weiss

  April 12, 2011 at 12:52 pm

  The anamophic checkbox is not for HD of any sort. It would only work properly if the material was down-converted to SD by the camera or deck when capturing, due to improper menu settings. I suspect that’s the source of the issue in this case, and so checking the anamorphic box may display properly, but will cover up the real issue, which is that the material in FCP is now DV rather than HDV.

  David Roth Weiss
  Director/Editor/Colorist
  David Weiss Productions, Inc.
  Los Angeles
  https://www.drwfilms.com

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  Mark Welch

  April 12, 2011 at 2:40 pm

  Thanks guys – this insignificant project will go out 4×3. I’m now shooting exclusively 16×9 HD using AVVCAM to ProRes, so for me, it’s goodbye HDV, SD and 4×3 forever.
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  Chris Tompkins

  April 13, 2011 at 11:42 am

  There are HD formats that are anamorphic.

  Chris Tompkins
  Video Atlanta LLC
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  David Roth weiss

  April 13, 2011 at 3:53 pm

  [Chris Tompkins] “There are HD formats that are anamorphic.”

  But, as I said, the anamorphic checkbox comes in to play on none of them.

  Anamorphic HD is completely driven by pixel shape, i.e. all full raster HD is square pixels, all anamorphic is non-square, and it’s those pixels shapes that automatically change the display.

  David Roth Weiss
  Director/Editor/Colorist
  David Weiss Productions, Inc.
  Los Angeles
  https://www.drwfilms.com

  POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™

  A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.

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