DVCPRO format in AE an FCP

[Shane Ross]

Render your footage out of AE as 1280×720. That is what I do.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Walter Biscardi]

[spudmac] “I’m currently working on a project which requires use of DVCPRO format. Whenever I send rendered footage from AE in the DVCPRO 960×720 16:9 format to my client who imports it into FCP with the same settings, the footage appears stretched.”

Your Client should be using a the DVCPro HD/24 Easy Setup. If they do, it should work perfectly. This is exactly what we do with all our After Effects renders now. 960×720 should play back perfectly in a DVCPro HD timeline. Your client may be trying to put it into a different format timeline.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Spudmac]

Thanks for the responses guys,

Walter: i’ve passed that info to my client, waiting on a response.
Shane: would I keep all the settings for the AE DVCPRO preset but just change the width of the comp?

The client kept saying it seemed like 4:3 ratio footage.

I’m not a FCP user,is this a common problem.

[Shane Ross]

[spudmac] “Shane: would I keep all the settings for the AE DVCPRO preset but just change the width of the comp?”

There are no settings in AE for DVCPRO HD…not default. I used the HDTV 1280×720 settings, and then used the DVCPRO HD codec when I rendered and it all came out fine in the end. The QT was 16:9, not 4:3 Anamorphic.

[spudmac] “The client kept saying it seemed like 4:3 ratio footage.”

The raw footage is in a 4:3 frame, but is anamorphic footage, meaning that it stretches out to 16:9.

[spudmac] “I’m not a FCP user,is this a common problem.”

Problem?

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Spudmac]

Thanks Shane it worked like a charm.