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More aspect ratios.. this time 16×10
More aspect ratio questions. We have a client that is looking for a deliverable in 16×10 aspect ratio, yes that is 10 not 9. I have never dealt with that one, but apparently it is the native aspect ratios of some computer monitors. So we are looking for the best workflow, currently we will be shooting material in HD 720, then dropping that into a fcp sequence of 720 x 486 with a 16×9 aspect, then on the final encode cropping off the sides and scaling to 640×400 the final size. Is that the best way, anybody else done this?
Thanks
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If your source footage is 720 HD why are you dropping it into an SD anamorphic timeline? Use an easy setup that matches the source footage, otherwise you are transcoding and rendering all the time.
If it is already 16:9, then try exporting as 16:10 and see if the slight stretch is noticable.
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If you’re shooting HD but your deliverable is 16:10 SD, just do your shoot at 16:9 but frame for 16:10. Edit at your native 16:9, and then when you’re done and ready to export crop the sides to get to 16:10 and scale down to your final resolution. That way you don’t have to stretch anything.
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Thanks, good point, Originally the client was shooting in 720p for the ability to move the footage around within the frame for wide shots and tight shots, but that just changed and we are sticking with the 720p sequence size. The other reason was for graphics as their will be a lot of psd. stills, that were being made at 720×486. So now we will see if the graphics can just be made at the 1280×720 size and once the pieces are approved then scale and crop to the 640×400 size. Could compressor pull that off cleanly with a custom template or would stick with after effects, their is over 6 hrs of material. Thanks again, Jon
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