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AVI File Conversion 853×480 and 640×480 for Native FCP7 editing
I”m using FCS7 I have the whole FCS Suite. I was given a bunch of AVI’s, some in 853×480 and some in 640×480. They were imported from DV tapes into Premiere… These are going to the web so I guess that’s why.
How do I make them all something I can work with in FCP7 natively without having to render and change aspect ratios?
Thanks
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6 Replies
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Drop them into compressor and transcode them to ProRes 422. The ProRes 422 will keep frame size and thus aspect ratio.
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I need all the clips to be one frame size, right now there are two: 853×480 and 640x 480.
What additional settings do I need use in compressor to make everything one size without making the one set of clips look squished?
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Or am I forced to chop off the left and right of the full wide shot?
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I am combining the two sets of clips into one sequence. No idea why they were injested into premiere this way, because both cameras are the same as well.
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Some more information, all the files from both cameras came from Panasonic DVX100B’s filmed on DV Tapes in 24p 720 Squeeze mode.
Would there be any codec that Premiere CS4 on a PC may have added to the AVI’s to make them appear strange in Quicktime and FCP? I.E. some files show as 853×480, others 640×480?
Thanks
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You could transcode to ProRes and make them NTSC 720×480 and NTSC 720×480 Anamorphic (16:9, just like the 853×480 file). Best bet would be to re-capture if you have the tapes. Transcoding will loose a generation in quality.
Do the 640×480 files look squeezed or do they look ok? If squeezed, then there 16:9 and you can have all your footage match NTSC anamorphic. In FCP browser, import the new ProRes files, select them all, navigate to the Anamorphic column and check it.
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