Converting a DVCProHD sequence to SD using Quicktime in LETTERBOX

[Zak Mussig]

USe FCP instead of Quicktime. Just make an SD sequence with whatever settings you like, but make sure the anamorphic box is unchecked in the sequence settings. Drop your DVCProHD sequence and it will be letterboxed.

Zak

[John Pale]

In Quicktime Player,

Export/Movie to Quicktime Movie

Click Options:

Settings: Select 8 or 10 bit Uncompressed
Size; Select in pulldown menu NTSC 720 x486 4:3 (or PAL..you didnt specify)

IF YOU DO NOT SET THE SIZE AS ABOVE, IT WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY.

Check Box: Check Preserve Aspect Ratio
In Pulldown menu select: Letterbox

Works for me, anyway.

This may be better for you than dropping into an SD sequence in FCP, as suggested earlier, as you will not need the additional drive space for the render.

[Stuart Ferreyra]

Anothe option is:

– Create an SD timeline
– Drop all your HD footage
– Change the distort option of one clip to -30%
– Copy
– Select All
– Paste Attributes
– Render

It takes more words and time to explain than the number of right clicks to do it.

Stuart Ferreyra
Timecode Multimedia
President
Santa Monica, CA 90025
https://www.timecodemultimedia.com

[The Edit doctor]

For the nitpicky I feel the distort setting is more appropriate set to -33.33 instead of 30.