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letterboxing – aaargh
pulling my hair out!!
working on my first HD project. shot footage on Z1 in HD format and downloaded it as HD downgraded to SD. edited project and when i save it into IDVD i’ve got a letterboxed picture. fiddled with all the settings and going absolutely crackers – any ideas anyone????
thanks
adrian
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[adrian kelaty] “edited project and when i save it into IDVD i’ve got a letterboxed picture. fiddled with all the settings and going absolutely crackers – any ideas anyone????”
That’s what I would expect from an HD source unless you’ve center-punch the SD timeline.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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sorry, i don’t understand what you mean :O(
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[adrian kelaty] “sorry, i don’t understand what you mean :O(“
HD is wide screen. Dropped down to SD, FCP would set you up at letterboxed. I would expect your DVD to also be letterboxed, so what you’re describing of your DVD sounds normal.
The only way to avoid this is to center punch the HD image for your 4:3 SD timeline.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR
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The real problem is, when i save it as a self-contained movie, it ends up letterboxed in a 4:3 frame, and when I drop that into iDVD, it ends up pillarboxed.
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[adrian kelaty] “The real problem is, when i save it as a self-contained movie, it ends up letterboxed in a 4:3 fram”
Then ether your time line settings or your export settings are off.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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Adrian
I don’t know iDVD, but quicktime player needs to be told to play back your video at the correct anamorphic frame size, as it doesn’t take the anamorphic flag from fcp.
If in PAL, in QuickTime player select movie information from the view menu, then select the video track in the list, then change the playback size to 1024×576 (from memory).
Dont have a laptop with me, so my naming may be a little off. This will allow you to view your anamorphic video correctly in quicktime player – don’t know about iDVD, but DVD studio pro asks you whether each track is 16:9 or 4:3.
Hope this helps a little
Ben
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Ben
This not only helped a little – this helped a LOT
My problem is now solved! It was all in the QT settings.
Many thanks
Adrian
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Adrian
You’re welcome. Glad to actually help out once in a while – makes it worth the time I spend on here when I should be working…
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS & FCP specialists for live broadcast.
OB Server 1 HD – Mobile FCP editing done right.
https://www.editecuk.com/OBServer2.html
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