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Converting Widescreen 16:9 to 4:3 format CS4
On occation I need to deliver 4:3 standard def format, but we shoot everything in 16:9 HD 1080i
I really dont want to shoot it in standard format, because a lot of the work we use for different purposes and always want the HD widescreen for future use.
It is my understanding that I would lose video on the left and right of the screen, and that is ok.
I tried several ways to convert the video to 4:3 in CS2 using the info that I could find in the CS4 help section. The most recent I tried it by opening a new project using the 4:3 template and then imported the 16:9 footage. I then rendered the video with a 4:3 but it still came out widescreen!
Can anyone offer any suggestions…this is driving me crazy.
Thanks
Rick
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5 Replies
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You have to bring the 16:9 footage/project into a 4:3 Project/ sequence. Then adjust the footage so that you are cropping the sides where you want it. You can also keyframe pans if needed. Export as 4:9.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Expanding on Vince’s post, “adjust the footage” would mean use the Adobe Motion “scale” parameter to resize the video.
If “scale to frame” is enabled in your preferences, you may find it better to turn that off before importing HD clips, then they will show full size (larger than frame) and you actually scale the clip DOWN to fit the 4:3 frame, quality may come out higher that way than using scale to frame and then scaling UP to fill screen.
Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers -
Just wanted to say thanks for the advice….I fixed it just right!
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Hi, I am wondering if someone could help me? I shoot in HD 1480 24p. I need to convert my video from 16:9 to 4:3 using Adobe Premiere.
I have tried putting my video on a 4:3 sequence, scaling down the video so it fits in the frame. When I export the video I use QuickTime with H264 codec. The result is not good quality. The video shakes a little bit. Any ideas?
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It’s likely a field order issue. Try setting your export to progressive.
It’s also possible that it your 4:3 sequence has the wrong field order.
Vince Becquiot
Indigo Live
San Francisco – Bay Area
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