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using different formats in same sequence in premiere 5.5
hi all,
been a while since ive posted here and have since made the switch from fcp to premiere 5.5 (and LOVING IT!).
my issue – i recently did some filming using two different cameras: a sony hd cdx150 and a cheap otek brand hd pocketcam.
the format specs as indicated in premiere are as follows:
sony:
Type: MPEG Movie (h264)
Image Size: 1440 x 1080
Frame Rate: 25.00
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.3333otek:
Type: QuickTime Movie (h264)
Image Size: 1280 x 720
Frame Rate: 29.97
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0ive started a sequence optimized for the sony cdx and was hoping to be able to use the other cameras footage from the source library by dropping it in to the timeline but of course im getting different resolution for those clips in the view screen.
because i stupidly started the project without exploring my options, i was hoping there might be a way to do this without starting over and having to convert them all to 1280 x 720.
* i forgot to mention, the final project will be optimized for youtube/vimeo.
does anybody have any suggestions or is there anything further i could provide that might give you a better idea? its really frustrating me as i just want to get on with this and finish the project.
many many thanks in advance,
chris rios
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[Christopher Rios] “source library by dropping it in to the timeline but of course im getting different resolution for those clips in the view screen”
What do you mean by this?
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hi jeff,
sorry if i wasnt clear. i mean when i drag clips from the project library (left hand side window) into the sequence timeline, the 1280 x 720 clip doesnt fill the program window (right hand side) whereas the clip at 1440 x 1080 does fill it perfectly and looks very good.
jon barrie from the pro forum suggested this:
“Are you having issues with the frame dimension of 1080 not filling the edge of the 720 timeline?
That is corrected with a right click on the clips in the timeline and selecting “scale to frame”.
This function can be switched on in preferences general to automatically apply to imported clips after the setting has been activated in prefs.”
i havent tried this yet because im at work. hope this explains it a bit better.
thank you
chris
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Chris,
Yes, at some point you threw the switch that prevents this from happening automatically. Follow Jon’s suggestion.
Best,
Jeff G
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