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sequence’s aspect ratio won’t change on the fly…
hey guys-
I live and breathe in After Effects, and that forum. First time being here, so I apologize in advance for improper lingo…
So here’s the deal.
I have a Final Cut Sequence that I changed the settings with, turning the aspect ratio from 640×480 to 720×486. The existing footage, and new footage all come in fine (pixels are rectangular and show no signs of being squashed or stretched).
The issue comes up in the viewfinder- the window now appears too wide (I have a band on the right and left side). When I render out, that band is still there.
If I create a new sequence, starting with the correct settings I want, I have no qualms with how anything looks or is outputted. I can not, however, copy and paste the footage from the old timeline over (the viewfinder gets too wide, also some footae becomes vertically stretched).
Any idea on what is causing this problem with the original sequence (sequence settings? footage settings?)?
thanks,
r
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7 Replies
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Click on one of your clips in the browser and hit Command – 9.
Take note of all the settings. If I’m deep in trouble shooting mode, I write them all down.
Click on the time line window, with the sequence in question active, and hit Command – Zero.
Compare and contrast.
It is likely that your footage does not match the sequence settings. Change the Sequence settings to match the footage. Or, if for some reason you need your footage to conform the the sequence…
Double click on the clips in the time line to load them in the viewer.
Click the Motion tab in the viewer.
Adjust the size of the footage to suit with those controls.
This will degrade the quality, and generally isn’t a good idea unless there isn’t a choice.
Good luck.
Tom
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If you need to change a clip’s PAR… I will cut it to the clipboard.. change PAR… and paste into same seunce.
If you need to apply PAR to a clip… copy a good clip.. then choose Paste Attributes and paste the PAR (this can be done to multiple clips at once)
If you need to remove improve PAR… right click and choose Remove Attributes.
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PAR is not an available function in Paste Attributes. You can select a group of clips in the browser and in PAR column use the shortcut menu to change them.
If the clip has had its aspect ratio distorted (by being put in sequence of the wrong settings for instance) then you paste attributes using the distort function. Same for remove attributes.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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Paste Distort (that affects the PAR)
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If the actual PAR of a clip is different, and you copy the clip, when you go to paste attributes into a new clip, the Distort function is not available. It’s only available if the Aspect Ratio of the clip has been changed in the Motion tab.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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If it does turn out to be Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR) and if you need to change it on the clip…
Click the clip in the browser and hit Command – 9.
About halfway down you will see a category called Pixel Aspect.
Right click (or Control-Click) on the attibute and choose the correct pixel aspect ratio.
An explanation of the choices is a bit beyond the scope of a post here. Just match the description of your sequence settings
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Thanks everyone, this was a great help. I kept looking to Scale… totally forgot about distort. Thanks a ton.
However, what if you’re framerate changes? I have some clips that were 24p, then I wanted to bring in some that were 30p… but the sequence won’t change from 24, even when I go into Sequence>Settings or Audio/Video Settings, or Easy Setup. Any suggestions?
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