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1280 x 1080 Footage???
Hi all,
I recently received some P2 footage to edit with. I transcoded it through Log and Transfer to Apple Pro Res.
Under format the compressor says it is DVCPRO HD 1080p30, but the actual pixel aspect ratio ended up being 1280×1080.
When I dragged the footage into a sequence, it prompted me to match the sequence to the settings of the clip. What resulted was a squashed 4:3 image.
I changed the sequence settings to DVCPRO HD 1080p30, dragged the clip back in, and it seems to look fine. However the aspect ratio is still 1280×1080.
I made a self contained QT test of the clip based on this new sequence, and when I clicked on “get info”, it says the clip is now 1920×1080.
Is it correct that while I am working it will be 1280×1080 but during output is stretches the image to 1920×1080? Is this what happens to this kind of footage?
Thanks for any guidance on this. I greatly appreciate it.
Best,
Pete
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2 Replies
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Hi Pete,
1280×1080 is anamorphic HD. It has a different pixel aspect ratio. Just like D1 footage is still 16×9 when only 720 pixels wide, same with the HD. Don’t worry, its completely normal.
SimonYou know I’m born to lose, and gambling is for fools, but that’s the way I like it, baby. I don’t want to live forever!
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Here’s how to import it into Adobe Premiere cs6.
https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/premiere/cs6/pdfs/adobe-premiere-pro-cs6-p2.pdfI would always recommend transcoding the footage into what you want. Unless you’re trying to do 60 frames a second then I would bring the footage in through the card structure.
I used to shoot p2 and had the same issues. So I started transcoding the footage before editing, into full 1920×1080 and everything was groovy.
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