Creating a 25:9 ratio video, possible?…

[Jeremy Garchow]

It’s a bit of hack, but it works:

https://alex4d.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/fcpx-timelines-at-any-resolution-and-frame-rate/#more-3225

Jeremy

[Shawn Barry]

Hey Jeremy,
Thanks – that’s pretty slick. Is there anyway to save that odd size clip? Seems like if I copied and pasted my original video composition into the odd-sized clip timeline and made my changes, I’d only have one shot at it. Can this be saved somehow?

My video composition is all created already, with various clips, titles, graphics, etc., at 16:9 (1080 HD). I’d essentially be cutting a pasting it all into place and exporting after I resize/move elements to fit the new format. Seems I’d loose all those changes and be left with only my original project after I exported, or am I not understanding how this works.

Shawn

“Ohh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. “I’m My Own Grandfather”! Let’s just steal the damn dish and get out of here! Screw history!”
-Professor Hubert Farnsworth

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Shawn Barry] “Can this be saved somehow?”

The clip or the timeline?

You can save whatever yu want, or have an Event that is only that clip/compound clip.

[Shawn Barry] “My video composition is all created already, with various clips, titles, graphics, etc., at 16:9 (1080 HD). I’d essentially be cutting a pasting it all into place and exporting after I resize/move elements to fit the new format. Seems I’d loose all those changes and be left with only my original project after I exported, or am I not understanding how this works.”

I guess I’m not sure what you’re asking.

You are essentially making a compound clip, which is a clip stored in your Event.

So, you’d make the odd size compound, you’d open your current timeline, select all, copy, open the odd timeline, paste.

Jeremy

[Shawn Barry]

I thought I would loose the new composition because it wasn’t a “project”, but it sounds like it’ll all be saved as a compound clip in my event.

That works.

Thanks again,
Shawn

“Ohh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. “I’m My Own Grandfather”! Let’s just steal the damn dish and get out of here! Screw history!”
-Professor Hubert Farnsworth

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Shawn Barry] “I thought I would loose the new composition because it wasn’t a “project”, but it sounds like it’ll all be saved as a compound clip in my event.”

Correct. Once you edit inside that clip, it becomes a compound clip.

Jeremy

[Shawn Barry]

Perfect – thanks.

Shawn

“Ohh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. “I’m My Own Grandfather”! Let’s just steal the damn dish and get out of here! Screw history!”
-Professor Hubert Farnsworth

[Nate Weaver]

I think I’d find out the specs of the video wall and how it’s being driven before I’d make any odd sized timelines or outputs. The production folks setting up the wall can tell you.

If it’s driven by a single 1080 feed, then all you have to do is mask your output, and find out from the wall guys how they’ve aligned the 1080 raster with their displays (centered, top aligned, etc)

If it[s driven by multiple 1080 streams, then you’ve got an entirely different set of tasks ahead of you, one that likely involves After Effects to break out separate 1080 geographic regions.

Nate Weaver
Director/D.P., Los Angeles
https://www.nateweaver.net

[Nate Weaver]

There’s also a chance the whole thing is driven by a computer video card, in which case they are dealing with non-video resolutions.

But it’s the same deal, I’d find out first 🙂

Nate Weaver
Director/D.P., Los Angeles
https://www.nateweaver.net

[Don Smith]

Alex’s system will work but its far easier to create a new Motion project which allows any size you like and save it as a movie. Use the default 10 seconds. Really. Just create the new Motion Project, set its size and frame-rate and export.

Next, import it into a FCPX Event. Open that odd clip in its own timeline and edit away!

I’ve started a folder with odd-size clips for every need and I import that folder, or the size I need, into any Event where I’ll need an odd size. I did a 4×3 edit recently but it was 1920×1440, which was the size of the PowerPoint slides I was asked to conform to.

Now, don’t make the same initial mistake I did and simply start editing on one odd-size PowerPoint slide in its own timeline. The edit will go well. It’ll playback well with picture and sound, but it won’t export with sound. Why? Best I can figure is that using a picture to set the size doesn’t set a frame-rate by which sound can be attached to meter its playback. I don’t know. It’s my guess. But creating that Motion size template establishing a frame rate and once you use it to set your frame size, the sound and picture will exit and export perfectly.

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