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16:9 square non square
Hey,
I’m working on an animated graphic in adobe’s Flash, and need to deliver a 16:9 Widescreen presentation (AKA 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic (FHA) ). It will air on the BBC.
I want to make sure that what I draw in flash looks correct when broadcast.I’m worried about the whole square vs. non-square pixel thing.
In my searches I’ve found a lot of conflicting info about which dimensions I should create my artwork in?
853 x 486 ?
960 x 533 ?Then I would assume that “16:9 Full Height Anamorphic widescreen” is 720 x 486.
Meaning I would use the “CCIR 601 NTSC (40:27)” setting in Final Cut Pro, with the “Anamorphic 16:9” box selected.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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5 Replies
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Correct. It’s a full screen image, will look stretched vertically. You have to hit the anamorphic button in FCP to make it letterbox and look correct.
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[fookai] “Then I would assume that “16:9 Full Height Anamorphic widescreen” is 720 x 486.
Meaning I would use the “CCIR 601 NTSC (40:27)” setting in Final Cut Pro, with the “Anamorphic 16:9″ box selected.”You have it right for NTSC. Square pixel elements should be 853×486.
PAL 1024X576. There’s a “Frame Size Chart for Creating Graphics” in the fcp6 manual.
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[Tom Brooks] “Square pixel elements should be 853×486.”
Yes, so design at that aspect ratio and frame size (actually it’s 864×486 square as 853 pixels wide if for dv as in 853×480) then squeeze down on final render to 720×486.
Jeremy
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[JeremyG] “(actually it’s 864×486 square as 853 pixels wide if for dv as in 853×480)”
I don’t see any reference to 864 nowadays in FCP. The manual says to use 853×486 for ‘601’ and 853×480 for DV. It’s not a big difference, but something’s gotta give.
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…and if it is for the BBC, it will want to be in PAL. Not NTSC.
nick
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