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Aspect Ratio issues
This is an offshoot of a question I posted yesterday in these forums.
I have a project shot on 16mm, transferred to DVCPro50, and edited in final cut. Codec was DV50 until final render, which was uncompressed 10 bit. Frame size 720×480, 3:2. Aspect ratio NTSC 601/DV, field dominance none. No anamorphic.
Now, when I get it out of DVDSP, it doesn’t look quite right. I’m assuming its probably because its a 16:9 image in a 4:3 sequence, with anamorphic unchecked, probably because the original capture settings were wrong (this was over 2 years ago). Is there anything I can do to fix this? By the time it his my HDTV, I have black bars on the top and bottom, and everything looks squished. I was cropping to 1:66 (shooting ratio) previously but I’ve been told that can cause quite a bit of artifacting. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I’d really appreciate it.
My edit rig:
Mac Pro (2007 version)
Leopard 10.5.8
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 10GB ram
ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics Card -
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Why go 10-bit uncompressed, if you are just going to make a DVD? DV50 is digibeta quality…don’t need to really leave that. Besides, 10-bit uncompressed frame size is 720×486…DV50 and DV is 720×480. But again, I don’t think you need to leave that codec.
If your footage is 16:9…why are you editing in a 4:3 sequence? You should be in an anamorphic 16:9 sequence setting. Then your exports will fill the screen.
Shane
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Thanks for your response Shane. I’ve been bouncing ideas off myself, and its good to get some outside input.
I went uncompressed for the final sequence because it made all my text look a lot better, and I’ve read some tutorials supporting the workflow of having your final sequence be uncompressed, so no further compression is added. I’m assuming that is incorrect?
I agree completely with the anamorphic thing. The problem is…I’m not sure why. The original capture and sequence settings were set up by an awful professor of mine when I was very very green in editing. Years later, I see all the problems, but getting ready for delivery, recapture is out of the question. I don’t have anamorphic on because at this point it completely stretches out the image. Is there any thing I can do to make that right at this stage of the game?
My edit rig:
Mac Pro (2007 version)
Leopard 10.5.8
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 10GB ram
ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics Card -
Uncompressed will look better. a tad better than DV50…look at both and see. But will they STILL look that good when you compress for DVD after that?
Was the footage captured 16:9 within a 4:3 frame? If so, and recapture is out of the question, then you are stuck with that for this project.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def -
[Shane Ross] “Was the footage captured 16:9 within a 4:3 frame? If so, and recapture is out of the question, then you are stuck with that for this project.”
I have a feeling it was. It was so long ago I don’t remember the specifics. I wish I didn’t have to crop in compressor to make them look normal, because it produces a pretty crappy image. And since its not HD I don’t have much play to work with as far as zooming into the image.
Thanks for your help Shane. I really appreciate it.
My edit rig:
Mac Pro (2007 version)
Leopard 10.5.8
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 10GB ram
ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics Card
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