Shapes warming in export

[Saree Rice]

haha, correction, warping*

well, the comp settings are set automatically to the .mov file dropped into the project panel.

So here goes,
preset to: HDV 1080 25
width: 1440
height: 1080
aspect ratio locked: 4:3
pixel aspect ratio says: HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33)
25 fps

so I want the final export to be the same as the footage brought in, but only that damn circle is being squished.

Am guessing its a problem with the PAR and the HDV footage? just cant figure why only the shape layer is being affected and not the text or footage.. Or i just sound like Im talking outta my a**

thank you so much for your patience and help!!!

Saree

[Walter Soyka]

[saree rice] “Am guessing its a problem with the PAR and the HDV footage? just cant figure why only the shape layer is being affected and not the text or footage.”

Yes, the PAR is the issue.

When working with anamorphic footage (like HDV), you should make sure the Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction button is toggled on. It’s located at the bottom of the viewer panel and looks like this:

It will take your 1440×1080 (4:3) frame and stretch it anamorphically to 1920×1080 (16:9) in the viewer. While you’re working, the preview may look a little jagged, but your renders will be fine.

Here’s my diagnosis: the circle is affected because you tried to make it look round in the comp without PAR correction on. When the comp is stretched anamorphically, it stretches out to a short, fat ellipse.

If you shift-drag with the ellipse tool (to make a circle) in an anamorphic comp without PAR correction enabled in the viewer, it will look tall and skinny in a 4×3 frame, so that it will be round when it’s stretched back out anamorphically to 16×9. If you enabled PAR correction in the viewer, it will look round in a 16×9 frame.

The text renders properly in the final output because AE knows the PAR is 1.33 and is automatically scaling accordingly, but you’ll notice that it looks relatively taller and skinnier in your first image.

Walter Soyka
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