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Pan & Scan: 16×9 HDV Sequence to 4×3 SD-DVD (Newbie)
I am struggling through the process of giving a client a 4×3 (NON-letterboxed) SD-DVD of a 16×9 HDV sequence. I’ve tried several approaches, none of which is perfect. However, I think I’m on the home stretch.
I have “dropped” my final HDV sequence from the Browser into a new 4×3 NTSC TV sequence. All the clips are now fused into one big clip — the clip of my original sequence. I am re-rendering it as we speak.
I now plan to “pan and scan” — adjust the shots to get the center 4×3 image framed properly so I can export it to Compressor and (hopefully) come out with a true, high-quality (though SD) 4×3 movie to burn to DVD in DVD SP. However, a troubling thought has just occurred to me: I assumed that individual clips would need specific pan and scan adjustment to work in the 4×3 aspect ratio. But if my whole sequence has been turned into one giant clip, how do I do that?!
Either I was wrong to drop my 16×9 HDV sequence from the browser into the new 4×3 sequence timeline, or the pan and scan is somehow applied once to the entire sequence. Or — and this is the scariest thought of all — I have to go into the sequence with the razor blade tool and chop my new sequence up into clips again, so I can custom-tailor the panning and scanning to each image.
I would appreciate some clear guidance on this troubling development.
Thanks!
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4 Replies
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Hi Paul,
Instead of dropping the HDV sequence in the SD sequence, select all in the HDV and drag and drop to the SD sequence. Or copy and paste.
For better results, set your SD sequence to ProRes. In the Sequence Setting check; “Render all YUV in High Precision” and “Motion Renderin: BEST”.
rafael -
Thanks, Rafael.
Just to clarify: I can drag and drop between two sequences just by having them both open simultaneously? And when I do this, the clips will remain distinct?
Also, I was thinking I would export the new sequence using QuickTime Conversion (as Ken Stone recommends) and set the codec there as Pro Res. Is that any worse than setting the sequence’s render settings as Pro-Res?
Thanks,
Paul -
My new 4×3 NTSC sequence has just finished rendering. Instead of a 4×3 image, I have smaller 16×9 image overlaid on a 4×3 canvas! And the quality is awful. Everything is very fuzzy. Is this just the natural result of down-converting to SD? Is there any way around it? And why am I not seeing a full 4×3 image? And why, when I double click the 4×3 sequence clip to load it into the viewer, does it take me to my original 16×9 sequence? Arghh…..
Thanks,
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Hi Paul,
Resize one of the clip in the SD sequence. Then copy and paste the attributes to the rest.[Paul Spillenger] ” And why, when I double click the 4×3 sequence clip to load it into the viewer, does it take me to my original 16×9 sequence? “
If you had drag&drop or copy&paste, this shouldn’t happen at all.
Don’t go the QT Conversion way. You have very little control of the process.
In FC you can do your downsizing in 32b.
Another thing you need is to set the Canvas at 100% and render before to judge the quality.
Rafael
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