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Compressor / Final Cut Pro 16:9 Query
Hi
Ive just had a trawl through the forums about this and cant quite seem to get it right..I have a dv pal 16:9 that I want to export through Compressor.I want to convert it into an Mpeg 4 as 16:9.
I have added a new preset which seems to work and it changes the frame size to what looks like 16:9 but quality takes a massive nose dive..and the window it displays in is tiny. Surely all I am doing is adjusting aspect ratio and not quality. When I change the the properties in Quicktime for exmample there is no loss in quality.
The film is to be used on the web primarily with trailers going to youtube..
Can anyone help.. my eyes have started to bleed..!!
Thanking you in advance..
Simon
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2 Replies
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[simon gooden] “Surely all I am doing is adjusting aspect ratio and not quality.”
You will have to tell us what your Compressor settings are but I suspect you are adjusting both.
PAL is 720 x 576 when in its 16:9 anamorphic form which is standard for editing, DVD and broadcast. If you want to make a true 16:9 H264 file for the web, then the aspect should be changed from anamorphic 720 x 576 to 1024 x 576 which is the 16:9 square pixel equivalent.
That’s the magic pixel ratio for a quality convert. Of course there are many other settings that will affect quality.
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Thank you Michael,
I was searching for this solution a long time. Very helpfull thanks again
regards Jop
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