Using HD clips alongside Mini DV in a Standard Timeline

[Tom Wolsky]

Get’s distorted how? What’s standard mini DV PAL? Is it 4:3 or 16:9? If it’s the former the material will appear letterboxed, if the latter, the HD material should just scale down to find the widescreen format.

All the best,

Tom

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[Dominic Elliot]

Thanks Tom for responding to my call for assistance!

The HD and the mini DV clips were both filmed in 16:9. When I drop an HD clips into the timeline with the other 16:9 DV clips, it shrinks itself into the frame. I’ve also noticed that it appears as a much wider looking 16:9 than ‘normal’ 16:9. Up till now I’ve been managing the problem by zooming in on the clip so that it fills the entire frame, but this is not ideal.

I have also tried right clicking on it and selecting ‘remove attributes’ but all this does is make a very small adjustment in the width of the clip but does not solve the other distortions.

It also flicks outwards every time I put a title or subtitle over it, so it ends up zooming in and out on playback!!

[Tom Wolsky]

What kind of HD is this exactly? What are the specs of the original? Can you post a screenshot of what you’re seeing?

Are you looking at the rendered output of the titles on a widescreen video monitor?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Dominic Elliot]

Yes, you’re right! My mistake – the problem was that the original HD had been exported as a quicktime and then reimported. The original HD material renders into the timeline without any distortion.

Many thanks for your help!

Dominic