How do I go from 16:9 mode on XL1s to DVD

[David Jones]

What are your settings in FCP/DVD studio pro?

[Luis Guerrero]

David,

I started out with the following setup (See Below) in FCP but when I went to DVD Studio it did not work. However I believe I have figured it out. Please scroll down to see if my new settings are correct. I Believe that the most significant error was to select the Anamorphic setting in either the Audio/Video Settings dialog box and/or selecting the Anamorpic option directly in in the sequence settings menu. With the new settings I am able to export to DVD Studio and maintain the “16:9” look.

If you have time could you explain what true 16:9 is on video and what does the XL1s do to achieve that look?

How do the XL2 and the GL2 work in 16:9 mode?

Thank you to you and everyone on the cow!!!

-Luis

SEQUENCE PRESETS
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Frame Size: 720 x 480 Pixels
Editing Timebase: 29.97 fps
Field Dominance: Lower (Even)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: NTSC – CCIR 601 / DV
Anamorphic 16:9: On
Video Processing: YUV allowed (8-bit)
White Point: White

Compressor: DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Millions of Colors (24 bit)
No Data Rate Limit
No Keyframes Set
Quality: 100

Audio Settings:
16-bit 48.000 kHz Stereo

CAPTURE PRESETS
———————————
Frame Size: 720 x 480 Pixels
Editing Timebase: 29.97 fps
Field Dominance: Lower (Even)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: NTSC – CCIR 601 / DV
Anamorphic 16:9: On
Video Processing: YUV allowed (8-bit)
White Point: White

Compressor: DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Millions of Colors (24 bit)
No Data Rate Limit
No Keyframes Set
Quality: 100

Audio Settings:
16-bit 48.000 kHz Stereo

NEW SETTINGS NEW SETTINGS NEW SETTINGS NEW SETTINGS
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SEQUENCE PRESETS
———————————
Frame Size: 720 x 480 Pixels
Editing Timebase: 29.97 fps
Field Dominance: Lower (Even)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: NTSC – CCIR 601 / DV
Anamorphic 16:9: Off
Video Processing: YUV allowed (8-bit)
White Point: White

Compressor: DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Millions of Colors (24 bit)
No Data Rate Limit
No Keyframes Set
Quality: 100

Audio Settings:
16-bit 48.000 kHz Stereo

CAPTURE PRESETS
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Using DV Video for video input
XL1S using NTSC
29.97 frames per second
DV/DVCPRO – NTSC at Best quality.
24 bits per pixel
720 by 480
Using DV Audio for audio input
Input: First 2 channels
Rate: 48.000 kHz
Speaker: on
Volume: 100, Gain: 0

[Luis Guerrero]

David I just burned a dvd and played it on a dvd player to a standard television.

The footaged is letterboxed as expected and proportially correct. I did not use the anamorphic settings in FCP at all eventhough my original video footage was shot using the xl1s in “16:9” mode. Since i am playing it on a standard 4:3 TV it’s not a problem. What would happen if I played the dvd on a wide screen TV?