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Export/Aspect Ratio
This seems SO SIMPLE and I’ve never had a problem with it before (not that I use AE much) but it’s driving me mad! I have a 15 second comp that is NTSC DV widescreen, but upon export it loses it’s widescreen ratio and goes back to 3×2. I’ve checked everywhere I can think, and in the render queue have turned stretch on and made sure the pre set was DV widescreen and it still comes out 3×2. I’m in CS3… does anyone have any suggestions???
Thanks so much!
Lee
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Thanks Dave. I’m wanting to export a QTime Pro Res422 file that will be sent to a network for broadcast. This is a 15 second “thanks for watching” bumper. Video was done in FCP and I imported into AE so I could use Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator on a logo. Thanks for any assistance you can provide… what seems to be such a simple thing is driving me nuts! LOL
Lee
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Dave,
No problem with the Pro Res… I’m using FC Studio 3. As far as the 16:9, I’m dropping the wide screen footage into a 4×3 sequence before exporting so it comes out letterboxed. They wanted that look. So if you think QT player just isn’t displaying the file properly thats OK by me… I just thought it should display correctly after I export it like it does out of Final Cut. I can make sure it’s correct when I put it back into the 4×3 sequence. Thanks for your input!!
Lee
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Interesting though that when I drop it into a FCP sequence , and let the sequence automatically set itself, it sets to 3×2, and not wide screen. That leads me to believe the QT player was displaying the aspect ratio correctly, and somethings going on in AE during the export thats causing it to not we wide screen.
Lee
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Exactly… and thats my point. If the file was in the correct aspect ratio, you shouldn’t have to check the box. When I drop a file into a new sequence it asks if you would like the sequence to set itself to match the clip, and thats the easiest way to see what it is. If it was anamorphic, the sequence should set itself up that way. Oh well, I can easily change the aspect ration in the distort tab to get it lo look correct. Was just driving me crazy not being abel to see it as 16:9 after the AE export. Thanks Dave!
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Hi Dave,
Just wanted to say thanks for your kind and precise advice on this thread…I was confronted with the identical issue at 1:30am after a long day and lo and behold as soon as i read your instruction to check that pesky anamorphic parameter in my FCP browser the problem was immediately solved.
So Thank you again sir for your kind willingness to share your knowledge.
Cordially,
John
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