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Correct proportions for video
I believe this is indee a very basic question…. yet has me stumped…. I’m taking someone else’s 850×480 MOV file and producing a WMV file from it. Even though I’m specifying the dimensions of my project as 840×480, inside Vegas the MOV file is not displaying that way, but is slightly distorted. What’s the best way to fix this?
– Change the pixel aspect ratio? From square to …. some other setting?
– Use the Pan/Zoom tool to adjust the dimensions.Thanks.
Orson
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5 Replies
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Try the free utility called GSTOP to see anything you need about a video. Set you project and render to the same and it should look good. DannyDanny
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From your numbers, it sounds like this is a widescreen movie.
Here are three things to try.
#1 is to set your project properties to match the source media;
#2 is to change from square pixels to 0.9091 (NTSC DV) or 1.0926 (PAL DV) if applicable;
#3 is to try 1.2121 (NTSC DV Widescreen) or 1.4568 (PAL DV Widescreen) if applicable. -
Danny,
Thanks, but I cannot find GSTOP by Googling or searching this forum. Do you have a URL?
Orson
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I’m pretty sure Danny meant to say GSpot/
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Mike,
Thanks for the suggestions, and thanks for clarifying the “GSPOT” mention.
I ended up (before reading your suggestions) specifying a custom Pan/Zoom setting for the clips that exactly matched the dimensions of the imported MOV file. This seemed to work. But I’ll keep your suggestions on file for “next time.”
Orson
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