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Aspect ratio
I have an exporting question that’s kicking my butt. I am working with video that is 1920 X 1080. It looks great when I export HD, but I want to export a 4:3 lower quality version.
I want to see a 4:3 box with the project “letter boxed” inside. I am getting so many different outputs when I experiment.
Any thoughts?
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3 Replies
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Richard,
Try this:
Export a Reference Movie from FCP using the timeline attributes. Pull the Reference Movie into QT Pro.
File/Export/Movie to QT Movie
In your Export Size Settings: Dimensions/640×480 VGA
Select Preserve Aspect Ratio Using: Letterbox
You can also try Exporting from FCP using Export/Using QT Conversion. Set the dimensions and the Letterbox options as noted above.
-paul.
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Put the HD Export into a SD 4:3 Timeline. It should scale itself to be letterboxed. Send to Compressor and set to the settings of your choice. Export.
YOu can also export straight from FCP, but going through Compressor will yield better results.
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Hey Guys…
Funny this came up. I have done as suggested in one response: produce in an HD timeline, then create an SD timeline, bring the HD timeline into the SD and then export. While it does put the 16:9 in a 4:3 letterbox, the edges appear to warp from time to time throughout the video.
Any thoughts on what I’m doing wrong?
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