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  • printing 16:9 to tape

    Posted by Raminm on November 21, 2005 at 8:20 am

    Hi,

    I have this annoying problem:

    I have edited this 16:9 footage. When I put it into FCP it automatically figured out the corrct ratio. However now when I print it to tape it automatically letterboxes it. The FCP support pages say that unless I specifically letterbox it myself it should transfer the footage as is. But it doesn’t. No matter what I do it puts the black bars on top and bottom.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Todd Beabout replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Todd Beabout

    November 21, 2005 at 10:08 pm

    You said that your footage was 16:9. OK, so how do you expect it to look on a 4:3 screen? Are you wanting a center-punch? Otherwise about your only option would be to letterbox. Or are you looking for anamorphic output?

    -Todd Beabout
    Vazda Studios

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