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16:9 Quicktime export for DVD
I’m running FCP HD on a Powerbook G4. I have an edited project in 16:9 that I need to export to QT in order to create a DVD. Is there an export setting (or some other way) to have the DVD ultimately play normally on a widescreen monitor, and be letterboxed on a 4:3 monitor? Or do I need to export two separate QT files and create two seperate DVD’s? (FYI: We have a tight turnaround, so seperate DVD creation may be impossible.) Thanks for any and all help!
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Mark,
I only know ver. 5, but I’m sure its the same. Just set for anamorphic 16×9 — this will play 16×9 on a widescreen TV and letterboxed 16×9 on a 4×3 TV.
DRW
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[Mark Traverso] “Is there an export setting (or some other way) to have the DVD ultimately play normally on a widescreen monitor, and be letterboxed on a 4:3 monitor?”
the question you ask has nothing to do with FCP, just export 1:1 so that the resulting QT is anamorphic too.
the next steps are encoding and authoring your dvd, where you have to set everything to 16:9 because your source-qt is anamorphic. see documentation of your dvd-encoding/authoring software. if everything is done right, the dvd-players will play the anamorphic video either 16:9 anamorphic or letterboxed as 4:3 according to their general setup (which depends on connected monitor).
if you would export your anamorph video from FCP as letterboxed 4:3, you would trash about 1/3 of the quality achievable.
good luck,
kurtKurt Hennrich
1z1screenworks
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Thanks for the advice!
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