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How to get the True 16:9 format
I’ve shot footage in 16:9 letterbox. I’ve imported and edited the footage in 16:9 letterbox. When I export using compressor I use 16:9. When I try to bring that Mpg2 format into DVDstudio pro the image is stretched out with letterbox on the image.
How do I get the image to be a true 16:9 movie so it will not be streched on a tv screen?
I want to play it on a widescreen tv and fill the screen. Is this possible?
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4 Replies
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Unfortunately, by shooting in letterbox, you have recorded a 4×3 image with black bars on the top and bottom (rather than using the whole 4×3 chip and shooting anamorphic 16:9 which, when stretched using anamorphic interpretation, yields a 16×9 image.
The only way to do what you’re asking is to scale up your footage in a 16:9 sequence. Assuming this is DV, make a DV Anamorphic sequence and place your final edited movie (4:3) inside of it. It will display as pillarboxed, meaning that FCP will automatically put black bars on the left and right so that your movie displays correctly. It will also be letterboxed, since that’s how you shot it, so the image will be framed by black on all sides. Now, scale the clip up in the timeline until it fills the frame. Then, export as 16:9.
Since you’re scaling the image up, you may noticeably loose image quality. There’s no way around this, sadly.
Best,
Ben
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OR, you could do it in Compressor, crop of the top in the bottom black bars, then set the DVD to be 16:9, then apply the Scale matte box filter to be 16:9. then that will produce a 16:9 mpg2
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Thanks for the help guys. Turns out I did film in 16:9. I guess what i needed to know was how to make a 16:9 anamorphic sequence. I figured that out and dropped my video in.
thanks again.
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um… good point. Also a good option.
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