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  • Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

    anamorphic issue

    Posted by Dean Steinmann on April 5, 2007 at 7:34 pm

    The footage was shot on a Z1U and was imported into fcp as anamorphic. Everything plays in the timeline and viewer as it should in 16 by 9. When I export a reference file from the timeline, the files that have titles have this info: DV, 720 x 480 (640 x 480), these files playback squished horizontally.

    When I export a reference file from the timeline that is only of the footage, without any titles, the info in the QT file says this: DV, 720 x 480 (853 x 480) these files playback squished horizontally.

    When I export from the timeline using quicktime conversion, the exported file plays back 16 by 9 and has this information: DV, 720 x 480 (853 x 480)

    In either case, when I drag any of these into iDVD, none of them playback at 16 by 9.

    All the files have the anamorphic check in the format dialogue box.

    Dual G4, FCP 4.5, OS 10.4.8, iDVD 6.0.3

    Dean Steinmann replied 19 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies

  • Dean Steinmann

    April 5, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    I need this on DVD in 16 by 9. Any idea what is going on?

    Thanks.

  • Todd Beabout

    April 5, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    Try compressing the video using Compressor. It has a 16×9 (or “widescreen”) preset that should set you straight. It is probably a setting somewhere in iDVD, but honestly I never use that program. If you have DVD Studio Pro with your FCP Studio bundle, it would be a great program to learn.

    -Todd Beabout
    Vazda Studios

  • Jim Tuchschmidt

    April 5, 2007 at 11:42 pm

    Look aqt this article from Apple

    https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305337

  • Dean Steinmann

    April 6, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    Tim,

    Thanks for the tip on the article, but it says “Document 305337 not found”. What did you search for to find this?

    Thanks

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