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Converting 4:3 DV footage to 16:9
I have filmed a wedding 1/2 in 4:3 MiniDV and 1/2 in 16:9 Mini DV, the client wants 16:9 widesceen. Can anyone tell me if there is a plug in filter for FCP 5 that converts 4:3 into 16:9 ? I am realy worried about this wedding and how I might edit it and present it to my client.
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The way I see it Steve867, you have two options:
1 – Letterbox the entire cut. Use a 4:3 sequence, arc the 16:9 to letterbox format, and crop the 4:3 at the top and bottom with black to give it a 16:9 look
or
2 – Scale your 4:3 shots up until you fill a 16:9 sequence.
Neither is ideal, but unfortunately there isn’t much you can do to really “convert”.
Actually, s third option I sometimes use when the above two are not suitable and I need to get rid of the black bars at the sides is to place the 4:3 shot into a 16:9 sequence twice, one directly above the other. Crop the black bars out of the top layer (feather the edges a bit), and then stretch the bottom layer horizontally to fill the width of the 16:9 sequence. Blur the bottom layer, and you can create a nice look – but it’s certainly not suitable for all types of footage or cuts.
Good luck with it!
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