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Replicating 4×3 center extraction
Greetings,
I have a 16×9 project. I want to replicate what it will look like if I do a 4×3 center extraction without pan and scan. I tried placing my project in a 4×3 timeline, but it is still letterboxed. Is there a way to do this? I was also thinking of creating a matte that would accomplish this goal but am not sure how to do it. I realize I may have to re-render the entire movie if this is the solution…. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
RussellFinal Cut Pro HD
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4 Replies
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motion tab – scale until you lose the letterbox.. i think 133% should do
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What capture card are you using?
If you have an AJA Kona series card, you can send your 16:9 timeline to tape and use the Kona control panel to select a 4:3 center punch to write to tape. This will give you the best results.
If this is going to DVD and you don’t have a Kona card, you can always blow it up to 133% in the Motion tab. BUT this is going to degrade your timeline just like taking a JPEG picture and blowing it up to 133%. But it may be acceptable for DVD if that’s your final output.
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This works. Thanks very much for the help!
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Hi Wayne,
Thanks for the information. Im just watching it for my own reference, so the motion tab solution works great.
Thanks!
Russell
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