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letterbox output from 16×9 timeline
I shot a video in 16X9 aspect ration, edited and now I played it back on a video monitor and it is squashed from left to right. What is needed to output true 16×9 and also letterbox for those who do not have wide screen TV?
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Make sure that when you create your project, you select the preset that says “Wide Screen”. That should do it. I shot many videos in 16×9 and edited in PPro 1.5 no problem.
Marcelo Lewin
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I did set it to widescreen and the computer monitor shows a widescreen monitor window, but the output is not letterbox for 4 x 3. How do I convert a widescreen timeline to a letterbox for 4 x 3?
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Bill,
The letterbox for 4:3 comes in the DVD encoding. If you out put to a 16:9 DVD it will be letterboxed by the DVD player to a 4:3 display.If you want to output to VHS tape then what you will need to do is open a separate sequence or project that is set to 4:3 and render that timeline, and the sequence or project will be letterboxed as you want it.
As for editing and seeing a 16:9 image on your NTSC monitor more than likely you just have to deal with it “squished”. There are some monitors that are 4:3 that can be set to 16:9, JVC makes an afforable one I believe.
Anyone else correct me if I’m wrong on this parts.
But in short Bill, if you are going to DVD then you don’t have anything to worry about.
Good luck,
Martin
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