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16:9 from 4:3 footage
I’m shooting a project with a Canon GL2 (not native 16:9). The final program will be delivered on DVD. I would like it to be shown full screen on a 16:9 TV, and letterboxed on a 4:3 TV. Should I shoot framing for 16:9, and then crop with a matte in Final Cut Pro?
I’m also wondering if I should use a standard preset in FCP, or if I need to use a different sequence setting.
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5 Replies
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Are you shooting the project in 4:3? I believe that camera will shoot in 16:9, even though the chip is not native 16:9. Edit in whatever format you’re shooting in.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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I’ve been told that using the 16:9 feature on the GL2 will suffer a quality hit. Just wondered if I shoot 4:3 using the 16:9 guides, then matte top and bottom in FCP if the final product will fill a 16:9 screen. I will run a test before the actual shoot, but don’t have access to a wide screen TV right now. Thanks.
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No it won’t. It will letterbox it. If you want it to fill the screen you’ll have to scale it up which is much worse than use the 16:9 function in the camera. If you want to fill a widescreen TV it’s better to shoot it in widescreen.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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As Tom advises, shoot wide. When you author the DVD in DVDSP, set the flags for widescreen. If the playback device is set correctly for the monitor it is attached to, it will playback widescreen on a 16×9, and letterboxed on a 4×3
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Thanks very much for the help.
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