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Aspect ratio puzzle
I am using Pro 3.0. When I try to export 4:3 video clips, they are slightly too narrow, leaving vertical black bars on each side. The depth is fine (480).
The only way I can get the clips to be wide enough (720×480), is to export them at an aspect ratio of 0.9. However, this slightly stretches the clip horizontally.
I have tried several different combinations and this is what it comes down to.
I need the clips to be exactly 720×480 because a colleague needs to import them into Final Cut for a documentary we’re making and we need the clip dimensions to match.
Help, please.
Kathy
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3 Replies
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[donnerb] “The only way I can get the clips to be wide enough (720×480), is to export them at an aspect ratio of 0.9.”
640×480 with square pixels is 4:3, (.9) is the proper pixel aspect for DV(720×480) 4:3, what sources is your footage composed of?? -
Are you in a NTSC DV 4:3 project? (Project settings).
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Seems to me like you created a 16:9 (1.2 pixel aspect ratio) project.
Try closing that current project and create a new 4:3 project. That will give you the proper pixel aspect ratio (.9) for video shot in 4:3.
You shouldn’t have to stretch it at that point at all.
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