Ultimate Technical Info Request

[Tom Meegan]

I learned the basics of aspect ratio, pixel aspect ratio, 4×3, 16×9, letterbox, anamorphics and the rest through repeated exposure.

However, I never really nailed it down until I read Richard Harrington’s Photoshop for Non-Linear Editors. After that, Chris and Trish Meyer’s books and articles on After Effects filled in a few blanks – my blanks not Richard’s.

Here is an excerpt from Richard’s book I found by googling:

https://books.google.com/books?id=WRIULvhujtAC&pg=PA261&lpg=PA261&dq=4×3+16×9+photoshop+richard+harrington&source=web&ots=9CoQ0HQ6g6&sig=CKcVpRM7KTCehIwFtkt_uxBl7LM&hl=en

Good luck.

Tom

[Richard Harrington]

For the record.. book is now called
Photoshop for Video and is published by Focal Press

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork

[Tom Meegan]

I did a little more googling this morning, because I recall a simple article on this topic that was helpful.

I did not find that article.

However I did find this:

http://www.artbeats.com/pub/articles/aspect_ratio_1.pdf

Probably most of what you need.

And also this:

https://lipas.uwasa.fi/~f76998/video/conversion/

It deals with the standard definition side of things, probably in more depth than you need.

Also these:

https://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/story/non_square_strategies/

https://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/story/open_wide/

Best,

Tom

[David Roth weiss]

I know its hard to imagine, but the FCP manual is a pretty good place to begin. Try page 373.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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