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Changing hundreds of clips on the timeline to anamorphic?
I have the Blackmagic Intensity and a 4:3 monitor which doesnt have an option to display 16:9.
Im editing DVCProHD, anamorphic of course.
While After Effects takes care of displaying anamorphic footage very simply (there is an option in video preview that lets you tell After Effects that your external monitor is 4:3 -or 16:9-)…
Final Cut isnt as simple.
If you start with the DVCProHD 720P easy setup,
what Ive discovered is that
– if you check the “anamorphic” option in the browser for the clip, you get a normal looking video in your 4:3 monitor. It is 16:9 with black on the top and bottom.
– if you check the “anamorphic” option in the browser for the sequence, you get video that is vertically stretched. It is 16:9 fitted onto a 4:3 frame.So… You could say that all you have to do is check the anamorphic box for every clip you have (which is a long process, I have hundreds of clips).
Is there a way to automate that?
BUT…
That might also be a bad idea. Because when I check the anamorphic box for DVCProHD footage, put it in a sequence that has the anamorphic setting NOT checked… The resulting quicktime I get upon export is, of course… Squeezed horizontally!!!!WHY ISNT THERE A WAY IN FCP TO TELL THE SOFTWARE THAT YOUR EXTERNAL MONITOR IS 4:3, THE WAY IT WORKS IN AFTER EFFECTS?
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Yeah, You’re missing the hardware that will do this. Ya need a capture card like a Kona.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Thanks for your answer… But what would the Kona do that the Intensity doesnt? I have a 4:3 monitor, whats wrong with that? If After Effects can output a preview that is perfect, why cant Final Cut?
Also, as I was asking, is there a way to change all the clips in the browser and set them to anamorphic at once, so you dont have to check one clip at a time?
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For DVCProHD seq and footage should NOT have anamorphic checked.
A cheaper option than getting a new card is to buy a $200 SD TV with 16:9 capability. Toshiba and Sony both have this feature even on a 20″ model.
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Here’s a thought, instead of buying a new Kona card or new monitor, buy Adobe CS3 and then output it [and view it on an external monitor] any way you want.
I realize I’m being a jerk, but I have never used a software that users loved so much that had to make so many excuses for why you can’t accomplish the most basic things.
Drives me nuts!
Why can’t you just choose to display a 16×9 on a 4×3 monitor [without rendering]?
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I’m 99% sure you have to check those anamorphic boxes individually, but you can do it from the anamorphic browser column so it shouldn’t take very long. Don’t have to open the clip properties.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Only real problem with that solution is you can’t setup a TV set to FCP’s color bars. But I suppose for non critical work it’s doable.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Well, because FCP is doing what it was designed to do. It is outputting anamorphic video as *suprise* anamorphic video, to be dealt with by the proper display. All the reasons that you can do it from other apps are bandaids for not having the proper gear.
Besides, if you want to display the 16×9 version of your anamorphic video on a 4×3 screen, wouldn’t the video be scaled down? That wouldn’t be good either.
Matt
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There is indeed a good reason why pro monitors have a 16:9 button. 🙂
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