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Compressor – outputting to 16:9 MPEGs
Hi all,
I’m not very good at using Compressor and can’t seem to get the settings right. I’m trying to output a 16:9 anamorphic sequence from FCP5 into a simple MPEG1 but the resulting file is ALWAYS 4:3, even when I tell Compressor to use 16:9. Does anyone know why this is happening?
Cheers.
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2 Replies
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AFAIK, MPEG-1 doesn’t support 16:9. You’ll need to letterbox it in FCP or use MPEG-2.
Regards,
Uli
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Some applications will make 16:9 mpeg-1 files; Compressor is not one of those. (And even then, not all players will play a 16:9 pmeg-1 file correctly, anyway. Last time I checked, Quicktime played them correctly; Windows Media Player on PCs didn’t)
The new version of Compressor does allow you to letterbox 16:9 into a 4:3 setting, though I found its quality very ordinary. Give it a try.I got better results letterboxing within FCP.
Neil.
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