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Unsqueeze 16:9 footage to a 4:3 timeline
Hey Everybody-
The creative cow forums and magazine have been a tremendous resource for me. You guys have cured a few of my headaches in the past. With that being said I hope you read the next paragraph.
I recently shot some 16:9(1.78) DVCPRO 50 footage on the SDX 900. The footage is going to be used in a 4:3 DV project that is 720×480. The DVCPR0 50 tape was cross converted to mini DV and is squeezed on the tape. So here’s my big question, can After Effects convert the 16:9 squeezed footage into 4:3 letter boxed footage? Unfortunately I can’t transfer the footage again and convert it out of the deck. Thank you for taking the time out to read this post.
Feliz Navidad
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Yes, of course. Import the footage, then drop it into a DV (*not* widescreen) preset comp, with pixel aspect ratio 0.9. Scale to width (cmd-opt-shift-H).
If you have trouble, make sure the footage is interpreted with a pixel aspect ratio of 1.2 (file>interpret footage>main) to make it widescreen.
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