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EXPORTING 16:9 STILL IMAGE
Hi everyone,
I can’t work out how to export a 16:9 still image from Final Cut Pro5 into Photoshop. It appears to export as a 4:3 image.Checked manual and previous post here, but no answers.
What stupid mistake am I making?
Thank you very much.
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4 Replies
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You probably are not understanding how anamorphic widescreen works.
If the exported still image is distorted or “stretched up”, yet still displaying a 720 x 480 frame, that’s just what a 16:9 anamorphic frame looks like. Anamorphic 16:9 is distorted on the fly to display in widescreen format, as I said, it’s actual frame size is 720 x 480. This is a common misunderstanding.
You may want to read my article:
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/understanding_16_9.html
Kevin Monahan
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When you open it in photoshop go under image>pixel aspect ratio>d1 dv ntsc widescreen (1.2) and it should look normal.
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Nice tip.
But sure, It will “look” normal if you do that, but it is a trick in PS. The actual frame is distorted. It’s good to realize what is really going on under the hood. 😉
Kevin Monahan
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Thank you Kevin and Jeremy, it’s very much appreciated.
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