Resize Output

[Walter Soyka]

[Chip Hess] “I have created a custom size for a multi-monitor trade show display. Created 7680 X 1080. I need to output 1920 X 1080, squeezing the image. It is then unsqueezed by the show techs for proper display.”

4:1. That’s some serious anamorphism. You should expect ugly stair-stepping on the displays on rounded shapes or diagonal lines.

[Chip Hess] “The glitch is I set output to resize from 7680 X 1080 to 1920 X 1080, per the tech’s instructions. However when I render I am still getting the full size, rather than the specified 1920 X 1080.”

How have you set the output to resize?

I see two easy options:

• Create a 1920×1080 comp. Drop your 7680×1080 comp within the 1920×1080 comp, then hit Ctrl-Alt-F on a PC (Cmd-Opt-F on a Mac) to transform the layer to the comp size.
• Add the 7680×1080 comp to the render queue, then modify the output module. Check the Resize box, uncheck the maintain aspect ratio button, and manually enter 1920×1080 for the size.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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[Chip Hess]

Regarding the squeeze, believe me I know.
I have nothing to do with the presentation, just following specs given and handing off.
Creating new comp and fitting layers was what I had to do.

I could no get resize to work using settings below, no matter what.