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16:9 footage in 4:3 timeline
I’m going to just quickly restate my question from earlier today since the parameters changed and that thread may have gotten a bit clogged up. Thank you to everyone who has helped so far.
I now have to use footage that was shot 16:9 in a 4:3 timeline. Because of pre-produced graphics, I can’t just edit in a 16:9 timeline then crop in Compressor. I’m not sure this would actually be better in terms of quality loss anyways.
I can’t distort the aspect ratio of the clips because there are people in every shot.
Is my only option to scale up (upon testing, seems to be 133%, which even seems to make sense mathematically) each clip and then pan and scan as needed?
Many, many thanks.
Maria Luisa Gambale
DP/Producer
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5 Replies
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Thanks Dave and yes, your clarification is correct. Sorry about the wrong vocab.
Unfortunately, the letterboxing is not an option for the client.
Maria Luisa Gambale
DP/Producer
Brooklyn, NY -
If you want to remove the squeeze without scaling the video do the following:
Open the anamorphic clip into viewer. Open the distort settings and set them as follows
Upper left -432, 240
Upper Right -432. 240
Lower Right 432, 240
Lower Left -432, 240Aspect Ratio 0
This assumes 720×240 if the footage is D1 the vertical is 243.
Matt
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Mistake on my part Upper Right is positive 432 no negative.
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Couple of reasons why I prefer using the coordinates. Scaling to my eyes generates a softer image. It could be just me being nuts. Not out of the realm.
The other is the aspect ratio distortion over corrects. I tested this using a native 864×480 image generated in AE rendered anamorphic and straight. I used the straight render as my control and compared scaling and the coordinate shift to the control. The coordinate shift matched the control exactly. The scaled clip was over stretched.
Matt
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The very best way it to make a Letterbox matte and put that on your top video line over ALL your footage, that way your wipes trans or any efxs won’t suddenly go full screen.
Is that the color red you want to use?
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