can i work with anamorphic viewer and canvas ?

[Richard Harrington]

Make sure your sewunce settings are set to anamorphic…

If footage is supposed to be anamorphic (and is not)… checkk the anamorphic column in the bin

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork

[Enzo Tedeschi]

Paolo,

A lot of Avid editors feel the way you do when first making the switch. Don’t stress, it’s just a matter of learning to think a little differently. 🙂

Unlike the Avid, FCP will let you have multiple sequences in various different formats within the one project. That includes anamorphic settings.

When you start a new project use the easy setup to get started. If you have a 4×3 setup in your preferences, each new sequence you create will be 4×3. If you change that sequence — AFTER you’ve created it – to anamorphic, then it will be 16×9, but any new sequence will still default to 4×3. Make sense?

This may or may not be what has happened – but it may help.

Check this by looking at the sequence’s “Anamorphic” tick box in your browser. Ticked will display as 16×9, unticked is 4×3. You can change that right in the browser.

Be aware that if you drop, say anamorphic clips into a 4×3 sequence, FCP will automatically arc it and add the letterboxing. If you change the clip’s anamorphic flag AFTER you’ve dropped it into a sequence, it will not change the clip as it appears in the sequence, and you will need to fiddle with the actual cut to get it right…

Hope this has been helpful – and keep up the books. Believe it or not it’ll help!

Enzo Tedeschi
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[Enzo Tedeschi]

Sorry, Richard, don’t mean to repeat – you just beat me to the submit button!

Enzo Tedeschi
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Editor
http://www.outpostpps.com
Sydney, Australia

Check out our latest music video – http://www.outpostpps.com/thebleed/

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[Paolo Mugnaini]

Enzo, thank you

but what should my window setting be in order to see it anamorphic? fit to….?
thanks for the help. i’m trying here…. hard. 😉
paolom

[Richard Harrington]

No problem… I as tired and brief… we said same thing (but yours was more in-depth)

-Rich

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork

[Enzo Tedeschi]

Unless I am doing some FX work and I need to get in close, I usually leave both my window settings to “Fit To Window”. That way FCP will scale to your window size regardless of aspect. It will also re-scale if you resize your windows.

Enzo Tedeschi
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Editor
http://www.outpostpps.com
Sydney, Australia

Check out our latest music video – http://www.outpostpps.com/thebleed/

Look out for the Outpost PPS Video Podcast launching in October

[Paolo Mugnaini]

okay….that works thanks-

[Enzo Tedeschi]

You’re welcome.

Enzo Tedeschi
____________________________
Editor
http://www.outpostpps.com
Sydney, Australia

Check out our latest music video – http://www.outpostpps.com/thebleed/

Look out for the Outpost PPS Video Podcast launching in October