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SD-wide screen
Editing on FCP6, input from Panasonic aj-SD930 via SDI & AJA Kona breakout box.
Shoot on Panasonic sdx900 and just recently made the switch away from 4×3 and to 16×9 (all SD, no HD yet here).I’ve figured out how to get the video into FCP and edit a timeline with the proper settings – but when I print to tape I’m not getting the ‘wide’ indicator on the front panel of the SD930, which implies that it’s not outputting 16×9, and I don’t see any DV playback settings – only SD (4×3 and HD (16×9) settings. But nothing I can edit to force 16×9 SD.
Anyone have any experience who can help?
-Scott
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You’re not missing anything, all SD DV, both 4×3 and anamorphic is recorded to tape exactly the same, at 720×480 pixels.
The tape deck does not see widescreen and 4×3 any differently. Widescreen SD is recorded squeezed, and checking the anamorphic checkbox in FCP makes it display properly, or when outputting to a 4×3 broadcast monitor, setting it to display 16×9 does the same. But, the difference between the two is only how they are displayed, not the way they are recorded.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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Thanks, David.
I’ve been a lurker here for a long time and have come to rely on your responses to solve a lot of issues 🙂-Scott
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[Scott Schneider] “Thanks, David.
I’ve been a lurker here for a long time and have come to rely on your responses to solve a lot of issues :)”You’re very welcome Scott, thanks for the nice feedback.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comDon’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
https://library.creativecow.net/weiss_roth_david/FCP-10-MAC-Lion/1POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums.
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