To Stretch, Or Not to Stretch (SD in 1080 project)

[Frank Laughlin]

Scott: thanks for your thoughts. No idea what you’re referring to re ‘cards’ or monitoring. Not an issue. Monitoring out to 10-bit HD monitor.

Re pillar box, I agree, but it’s not an option. Producer won’t do something HBO doesn’t do. And I can’t find a single pillarbox in any HBO doc.

[David Roth weiss]

[Scott Davis] “Nice!!! I never new that existed. Thanks so much David for the tip.”

You’re very welcome sir, but the real thanks goes to fellow Cow Andy Mees for coming up with that one.

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[Bret Williams]

I used that one myself for some 1080i broadcast stuff last fall. Even on panning video. As long as something in the frame looks right, people tend to accept it was a fisheye or wideangle lens. I also did a lot of montaging. Instead of cutting between talking head and broll, show ‘me both like in the Woodstock movie.

Bret Williams
Web Design . Motion Graphics . Video Editing
http://www.bretwilliams.com

[Nancy L. sutton smith]

Hi David,

“Well, see the fifth way option in my post below Scott… It’s actually a very elegant solution in many cases.”

I don’t see that ‘post below’ and I would really like to know the fifth way. I am dealing with 4/3 camcorder footage and scaling and stretching just hammers it. If you could direct me to that post I would so appreciate it.
Nancy

Nancy L. Sutton Smith
Northeast Community College
Mass Media/Journalism/Post Production Instructor
Sutton Bay Media Company

[David Roth weiss]

Hi Nancy,

Andy Mees’ free Elastic Aspect plugin is no longer at the old link I originally posted, but it’s still available, and still free from FX Factory at this link:
https://fxfactory.com/info/elasticaspect/

I think you’ll find it to be the ideal alternative to the four traditional (and always funky) methods of adding 4×3 material to a 16×9 timeline, as it horizontally stretches those parts of the frame that are hardly noticeable, rather than stretching the entire frame and turning your subjects into “blockheads.”

Let me know how you like it and if you ultimately use it.

– David

David Roth Weiss
ProMax Systems
Burbank
DRW@ProMax.com

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