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Re: Wireframe & Black Bars
HI,
I have 16:9 footage and wish to move a clip with the wireframe to hide something outside of the tv safe area. However as its 16:9 the bars move when i move the image so they don’t run with the previous and next clip. Can anyone help? Thanks.
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I assume you’re editing your 16:9 footage in a 4:3 sequence, which explains the letterbox you’re getting?
You’ll need to resize the footage slightly bigger to compensate for the displacement. Then over that particular clip, either create 2 black bars using Matte > Color and place them on the top and bottom…
OR to make things simpler, use Andy’s Letterbox 2 filter:
https://web.mac.com/andymees/Free_and_Easy/main/main.htmlKai
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Are you editing 16:9 footage in a 4:3 sequence? Editing directly in a 16:9 sequence might be a better workflow, but if you’re happy the way it is then your best bet is to add a letterbox matte over the top of the clip and the resize and reframe that underlying clip appropriately. You can make a letterbox matte easily by cropping a couple of slugs to fit, or you can make one in Photoshop, or by endless other methods. You could also use a letterbox generator, loads available off the web including one on my own web page at https://web.me.com/andymees
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