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export ratio off
Hi,
Having a frustrating problem when I’m trying to export. I have a video clip that’s 640 x 480. The default aspect ration for final cut pro is 720 x 480. I went to sequence>settings and changed it to 640 x 480. Reimported clip. A blue box forms around the clip, looks like it’s right. Double check the export settings, make sure it says what I want… When I export the clip– it exports at 640 x 480, but it’s squished the original 720 x 480 composition into the 640 x 480 space, creating black bars across the top and bottom and squishing the orginal clip. I’ve obviously missed a setting somewhere, but I can’t figure out where or why! All I want to do is edit this 640 x 480 clip and then export it at 640 x 480! Please, any advice?thanks much!
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Well, first, and most confusing, is that 720×480 and 640×480 is the exact same size picture. One has rectangular shaped pixels, and the other has square shaped pixels. All video uses rectangular shaped pixels. But all computers use square pixels. So both images are a 4:3 ratio. However, on a computer, the rectangular pixels are shown as square pixels, making the image distorted. So when you are mixing 720×480 and 640×480 (square and non-square) one needs to be squished or distorted into the other’s shape. Normally, work with video in 720×480. Then import your 640×480 and make sure it is distorted to fill the frame. Then export the sequence at 640×480.
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Thanks for the advice. How can I “distort” my 640 x 480 clip to fit exacty within the 720 x480 frame size? I’ve tried “scale to sequence” but it’s not working. Any further help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!
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