16 x 9 to 4 x 3

[Rafael Amador]

[Scott Maida] “shot and edited in 16 x 9 HD… but client needs it in 4 x 3.
Can I convert it to eliminate the squeeze look?”
Drop your 16×9 on a 4×3 sequence.
If you don’t want it letter-boxed (black up and down), upscale the picture to fill the who;e frame.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Scott Maida]

Thanks!
Not sure how to accomplish that but I’ll check the manual.. it sounds easy.. but I’m still an fcp rookie!

I’ll let you know how it works out and all the best to you

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Scott,
Put the 16×9 on the 4×3 sequence. Double click the clip on the time-line, and in the Motion tab, set SIZE = 133.
Thats all.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Scott Maida]

I’m not sure what the 4 by 3 sequence is. Sorry. I have the completed video in 16 by 9, so I can change the sequence settings after the edit and export?

[Ralph Parker]

There are a couple of ways to do this, but here is one: Create a NEW sequence in 4:3. When both the new sequence tab is shown in the top of the timeline window along with the original 16:9 sequence tab, drag the 4:3 sequence tab off to open a second timeline window. You can then select your clips in the 16:9 timeline and drag them all at once into the 4:3 timeline window. Then apply the scale change as described by Rafael. You now have two sequences of the same movie, but one is 4:3 and one 16:9.

Ralph Parker
2×2.4 Quad Core Xeon, 8GB
Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Etc.