• Adobe After Effects

  P2 Interpret Footage

  Posted by Whitlock Dunbar on February 15, 2008 at 3:14 pm

  Ok what am I doing wrong…

  I have the 8.0.2 update, and I’ve imported my .mxr files into AE. I drag the clip onto the New Comp icon, and the clip in the comp has an incorrect aspect ratio.

  I highlight the clip in the Project Window and its properties are:
  960×720 (1.33)
  Millions of Colors
  dvn7

  Interpret Footage reveals:

  HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33)

  And the Composition Settings are:
  Preset: DVCPRO HD 720 29.97
  Width: 960
  Height: 720
  Pixel Aspect Ratio: HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33)

  The clip’s icon in the project window looks correct by the way.

  I have been experimenting with various comp and clip PAR options and the only solution seem to be to adjust the scale (which I’d rather not do).

  I hope I’m missing something very simple…

  Brian Kim replied 18 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Whitlock Dunbar

  February 15, 2008 at 3:30 pm

  I figured it out…

  The source footage was shot vertically (rotated 90 degrees); once I rotated it everything was cool. Seems odd but whatever…
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  Whitlock Dunbar

  February 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm

  You’re right on all counts:

  1) I was not aware of the PAR switch
  2) It did indeed look “funny” after rotating 90 degrees; I jumped the gun on my follow-up post.
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  Brian Kim

  February 15, 2008 at 9:45 pm

  “Unfortunately, it won’t remain cool after it’s been rendered. It will look too tall & skinny, or squeezed horizontally if you want to refer to it that way, if you compare it to the original footage.”

  Hi Dave,
  I just realized in one week I’m about to find myself in a similar situation where I’ll be taking DVCProHD 1080i footage shot vertically (rotated 90), keying out elements, and bringing those elements into a composition where our background plates were shot standard (horizontally oriented).
  I know my keyed elements will be tall and skinny, and I had been anticipating that scaling them down vertically is a better option than scaling them wider in order to achieve the correct proportions, however since I saw your feedback in this post I was wondering if you had any other suggestions or advice on how to retain the best resolution/avoid pitfalls.

  Will mixing these orientations bug AE CS3 out at all?

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