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Firewire output to widescreen preview
I’m trying to preview / record my 16:9 comp on my widescreen camcorder, but it’s only displaying a squished 4:3. I’m doubting it’s a setting on the camcorder, (I’ve tried without luck) I’m trying to find if there is a setting in AE that’s causing it to show as fullscreen rather than widescreen over the firewire.
Has anyone done this before? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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The camera should have the setting. With all firewire, it sends the format you tell it to. So if you tell it to send widescreen, it will tell the device it’s in widescreen. That firewire device has its own settings for output. Cameras aren’t know for being a great “passthrough/preview” so it may not have the settings you need like VTR’s.
What type of camera is it?
Tim Robinson
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Embarrassingly, it’s just a Cannon Elura 100. I had to part with my XL1.
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I’m not only using it as a passthru, but I also want to record this onto the dv tape as a backup. Plus, where I edit I don’t always have room for my monitor so I cheat and just use the lcd screen on the camcorder.
Any 3rd party programs I could download that would do this? I’ve tried WinDV but that doesn’t give me the live preview like AfterEffects does.
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