Creating Letterbox-How To?

[Jerry Hofmann]

Apply the Widescreen filter to the clip or nested sequence. It’s found in the Matte submeu.

Jerry

[Richard Boddington]

Thanks Jerry, but I can’t find the Matte submenu, where is that?

Thanks
Richard

[Jerry Hofmann] “Apply the Widescreen filter to the clip or nested sequence. It’s found in the Matte submeu.

Jerry”

[Tony]

vitc timecode is outside of the active video area and is usually only visible in underscan mode on your monitor.

So there should be no need to hide it.

Or are you referring to burned in timecode on screen as in visible timecode?

Is the material a window dub or footage that contains timecode reference? Why the need to hide it are you using it for an offline and later will replace with the original source material?

Tony Salgado

[Richard Boddington]

Yes I need to hide it. The VTC is over the black area at the bottom of frame from SD dubs made from a HD master. I need to cut a web trailer from the footage and I want to cover the TC numbers. Plus I have to LTR box the animated title I built so it all looks consistant.

But how to do it???????? That is the question??????

Imagine you’re explaining this to your 95 year old grandmother, start with, turn on computer…..

I need to where exactly these options are you refer to.

Thanks
R,

[tony salgado] “vitc timecode is outside of the active video area and is usually only visible in underscan mode on your monitor.

So there should be no need to hide it.

Or are you referring to burned in timecode on screen as in visible timecode?

Is the material a window dub or footage that contains timecode reference? Why the need to hide it are you using it for an offline and later will replace with the original source material?

Tony Salgado

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[Richard Boddington]

Never mind, I found a how to on this at LAFCPUG.

Thanks
Richard

[Tony]

ok grandma,

1) open up FCP text manual
2) read chapter of contents find section on applying a matte
3) read specific chapter, test out new knowledge
4) enjoy

or

1) turn on computer
2) boot up FCP
3) Go to help
4) type in matte or letterbox
5) read, learn, enjoy

or

1) turn on computer
2) boot up web browser application
3) navigate to Google or other search engine
4) type in “creating a matte in FCP”
5) Read, learn, enjoy

So you see grandma it’s so easy when you learn how to conduct educational research.

Now can you please whip me up a sandwich all that research made me hungry?

Tony Salgado