Compressor aspect ratio dysfunction

[Bret Williams]

Yep. Their droplet is wrong. As is their language calling things 4:3 anamorphic. There’s no such thing. You don’t change a videos aspect ratio just because you make it anamorphic. It’s still 16:9.

[Jeremy Garchow]

4×3 FHA (Full Height Anamorphic) is a valid display.

It’s 16×9 squeezed in to 4×3 frame. Upon broadcast, it’s ‘de-squeezed’ (stretched) and looks 16×9.

If you look at the encoded pixels, it’s a 4×3 frame with ‘tall horses’.

Please sir, I beg of you, change your pixel aspect ratio to 601 (16:9) and send it off.

[Todd Nystrom]

Sorry been overloaded with work, back now.
Jeremy I took your advice (change your pixel aspect ratio to 601 (16:9)) but selected the option with 16×9 “DV” as they had also selected the option in the drop down menu (but they didn’t have 16×9 selected.
Attached is the result. Please advise.

[Jeremy Garchow]

That is exactly what you want, my friend.