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16:9 Rendering/Output
Sure this can be done,
Got 16:9 footage that have captured in FCP at 8 bit uncompressed. Exported this into AE – 16:9 composition and added my graphics, tints etc. – nothing fancy.
Trying now to export the entire composition without any compression…as 16″9…so I can dump it to tape in FCP.
The only setting that I can see that renders out at 16:9..is DV PAL…and this quality of this doesnt look great compared to when I render it umcompressed or using 8 bit codec.Can anyone help? I will also post this in the FCP forum
Xavier
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4 Replies
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Hi,
AE 7 has a direct comp preset for 16×9 uncompressed, but versions 6.5 and eariler do not. But that needn’t stop you from setting up your comp for 16×9.
Just set up the comp settings to standard D1 NTSC (720×486), but on the pixel aspect ratio, instead of 0.9, set it to 1.2 widescreen.
Render it out as 8 bit 4:2:2 uncompressed Animation Codec. There is no need to specify 4×3 or 16×9 here. You will end up with a quicktime file that will play back squeezed when displayed with square pixels. When you bring it into FCP check the “anamorphic” field in the bin. Then FCP will display the file with a 1.2 pixel aspect ratio which is what it’s doing with the footage you digitized as 16×9.
Anyway, that’s what I do and I haven’t run into a problem with it yet.
Lars
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many thanks for that.
I am working in PAL though…do I need to change that ratio?
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also when I try and change the compostion pixel aspect ratio to PAL widescreen (1.42) – it changes the whole preset also. is this meant to happen
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It’s even easier in PAL. Make sure your imported footage in AE is interpreted as D1/DV PAL Widescreen. Make sure your comps have the same preset setting. Create your own output module that uses 8 bit uncompressed and render. Check the Anamorphic switch in FCP after import.
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