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BR-HD50 letterbox issue
I am trying to make a timecode window dub of footage that I shot at 480/24p 16:9. The footage looks fine if viewed on a 16:9 monitor, but is squeezed horizontally on a 4:3 monitor.
When I’m making a dub of 720/24p 16:9 HD footage, the BR-HD50 simply letterboxes the footage on a 4:3 monitor during the downconvert. However, I can’t seem to get the letterbox effect with SD footage.
I have the “monitor out aspect” (0408) set to letterbox and it doesn’t do anything.
Any help would be appreciated.
Karl Soehnlein
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Are you archiving, dubbing, printing??
Are you using a software based editor? (final cut, adobe)
It’s always a matter of settings when ‘letterboxing’ is used.
Are you printing to tape from the computer or from a camera?
Sounds like your box is trying to cram 720×480 into 640×480.
Let me do some digging and I’ll try to see what you’re up against.
Keep us posted in the mean time!Johnny C
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Direct dub from BR-HD50 to DVD recorder. No software or computers involved.
Tried every combination of menu settings imaginable with no luck.
Because of time constraints, I ended up dubbing the footage squeezed. The client fortunately has a widescreen TV, so it will work allright.
From now on if I shoot 24p, I’ll shoot HD and then downconvert so I don’t have this problem.
Karl Soehnlein
Reel Wave Media
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