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How do you combine video footage with different resolutions?
I use Sony Vegas to make highlight videos, and usually the footage is from my Sony Camcorder. The resolution of my Vegas project is usually 1920x1080x32, 29.970i.
I have to use some footage from someone else, and it’s grainy, non-HD stuff. It is 640x480x12.
So when I place the non-HD film on the video track, it shows up with black bars on the side.
Is it possible to do something to the non-HD film to get rid of the black bars? I realize it will likely resize the non-HD film and I will lose some stuff on the periphery, but that is preferrable to having the ugly black bars.
I have no idea how to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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[John Lee] “Is it possible to do something to the non-HD film to get rid of the black bars?”
Open Pan/Crop on the Event. Right-click in the Pan/Crop windows and select Match Output Aspect and the black bars will be gone.
~jr
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Thank you very much. For some reason, following your directions still leaves a sliver of black on both edges. But pulling the crop tool works proportionally and I can reduce it a few notches to make it clean.
Thanks!
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[John Lee] “For some reason, following your directions still leaves a sliver of black on both edges.”
Does the original footage contain a sliver of black? Many analog sources have some black pixels on the sides and pulling in the crop is exactly how you should compensate for this.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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I think so. Regardless, what I did (and what you confirmed) worked perfectly.
Thank you for taking the time to help out.
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