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Squeezed files in anamorhic setting
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I am editing mostly footage from the panasoic agdvx100 24p camera, shot in the squeezed mode. I have final cut set to import anamorphic and have created an anamorphic project. Recently I have been cutting in files shot with the sony HDR-fx1 1080i camera. The first files I imported with the same settings as the panasonic and I got 16;9 images that cut fine together. THIS time however……. some of the images show up in the time line– and in the viewer– squeezed to a 4;3 looking image.
BUT, when I use the ripple tool to drag a clip longer in the time line, and it previews both the 1080i clip in the timeline– which I am using the tool on –and the clip next to– both it in the canvas, it show the HD clip in 16;9 !! so I know that final cut “knows” the clips are 16;9 it just wont sow them that way in the canvas or viewer.
Does anyone know what is going on??thanks
jimmy
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3 Replies
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James,
Have you checked the FORMAT settings in the BIN to make sure all your clips are flagged as anamorphic? If not, you can change the settings after the fact on one or more clips in the BIN.
One other thing. I don’t know the Panasonic camera you have, but my son has a model similar to yours, and it doesn’t shoot in “true” anamorphic, it only letterboxes the 4:3 image. You have to use anl anamorphic lens to properly “squeeze” the image. Sony on the other hand actually does perform an anamorphic squeeze on the image (I’m talking SD materila here).
What format is your project? 1080i? 480i?
Michael Buday
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where do I find the format settings for clips in my bin. is it the frame size / compressor info that extends to the right of clips in the bin? I dont see any thing here about the format. My project is set to NTSC 29.97 anamorphic, which has been working with both the sony and panasonic cameras until this last batch of clips.
thanksjimmy
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In the BIN headings when you’re in text view, there’s a column called “Anamorphic”, make sure it is displayed. If it’s not, right-click on the headings and select SHOW ANAMORPHIC. There should be a check mark against all the clips you’ve digitized. You can change the setting by simply clicking in that column against the clip you want to change. You can do this to a group of clips by highlighting the group, right clicking in the ANAMORPHIC column and selecting YES or NO.
Hope this helps,
Michael Buday
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