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Aspect Ratio Problem, Stretched Footage
An individual gave me some footage to edit. All of it appears stretched when opened up in quicktime and Final Cut’s Canvas.
This is what it looks like.
This is the item’s properties.
I’ve tried many sequence setting and export setting combinations. The image still comes out stretched. I was able to get what appears to be the correct aspect ratio with these sequence settings and export settings BUT the image is letterboxed on all sides.
For comparative purposes, here is the stretched footage again.
I want be able to edit in the correct aspect ratio and more importantly export in the correct, non-stretched, aspect ratio. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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3 Replies
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most likely that is 4:3 letterboxed footage and not anamorphic
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It’s strange, when the footage is dropped into the final cut browser it is automatically read as anamorphic. If I unclick anamorphic in the specific item’s settings prior to dropping onto the sequence the issue is resolved. Thanks for the response Michael.
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Hi Romeo,
I agree with Michael, the footage looks like 16/9 letterbox misinterpreted as anamorphic.
You can shift-select all items which are affected in the browser and right click in the anamorphic tab to get rid of the misinterpretation.
Just make sure your sequence is also non anamorphic 4/3 aspectratio.Holger
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