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mixing 16×9 and 4×3 footage on same timeline
I have to edit footage from 2 cameras shot in dv Pal onto the same timeline. The broadcast is 4X3.
The problem is that one camera was shot 16X9 and one 4X3.
How do I get the 16X9 footage to be edge cropped? So that it will work with the footage from the other camera.I have tried running it through compressor, and changing the geometry tab to 4X3, but I end up with a squashed image.
Anyone know a simple fix?
Your help would be appreciated
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Create your 4:3 sequence and drag your first 16:9 clip into it. FCP will automatically letterbox the clip. Double-click the clip to load it into the viewer. Click on the scale parameter tab in the viewer and scale the clip to 100%. In the canvas window now you’ll see the clip filling the frame but the sides are cut off. You can also accomplish the same thing in the canvas window by dragging a corner of the clip until the top and bottom fill the frame. Anyway, after you’ve scaled up the first 16:9 clip in the viewer just hit “Cmd – C” to copy that clip’s attributes to the clipboard. Drag the rest of your widescreen clips into the timeline, highlight them all and the hit “Option -V” to paste the first clip’s attributes on to all the other 16:9 clips. All your 16:9 clips are now centre punched to fit the 4:3 sequence. Go for coffee.
– Don
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