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DVD 4.3 and 16.9
Hi, does anyone know if i can set a comp in after effects to a to produce a video that can viewed on both pal 4.3 and 16.9 screens and always maintain a cinema style letterbox effects.
I would like to keep the letterbox effect as i would like subs in this area, also all of the original material has been produced in comps at 1024*576 square pixel, the master comps hold material of mixed content such as 3D rendered stills, real video, stills and after effects fx and text..
Does anyone know a good work flow from material produced at 1024*576 square pixel to 16.9 DVD played aimed for both 4.3 and 16.9 monitors and maintain a letterbox that can hold subtitles?
thanks for your replies…
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4 Replies
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You’ll need to put both versions onto the DVD and have a menu where either version can be selected by the viewer.
1024×576 is PAL 16:9. So you’ll have to nest that and then letterbox it to suit your needs.
For the 4:3 letterboxed version, just nest the 16:9 comp into a normal 4:3 comp and scale width and height by 75% to get a letterboxed version.
HTH
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Thank you for the reply,
Yes, i was working along those lines you suggested. Problem i have found is the nesting* with the 1024*576 if i make a comp in AE pal dvd size and next my comp into it the image is pixelated, i have been using 1024*576 square pixel for all of my AE comps. If i export from AE direct from this comp size and import to encore it reads it as 16.9 and all looks fine but i wont be able to add text in the letterbox area…
no solution for this i think… do you?
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I believe that you have used the term pixelation incorrectly. Pixelation is used to describe that artefact that results from scaling up a raster image beyond its original size resulting in enlarged pixels.
Therefore, if you nest your 1024×576 comp into a 720×576 comp, you shouldn’t see any pixelation. What I am assuming that you see is in fact a squashed image due to you resizing the 1024×576 nested comp to fit into the 720×576 comp. If you did this, then you are wrong.
WHen you nest the 1024×576 comp into the 720×576 comp, you shouldn’t resize anything. The end result is that you will lose the edges of your 1024×576 comp. Perform a Google using the keywords, pan-scan & DVD to get a better idea on pan and scan techniques.
HTH
RoRKbroadcastGEMs.com – the leader in customizable royalty-free animated backdrops
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Yes I realized this and managed to work out a solution.
Many thanks for your help.
deanI like my mouse cold on a morning…
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