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Video Preview Widescreen on Non-16×9 Monitor
Sorry if this is a newbie question, but I couldn’t find anything when I searched the forum.
Anywho, so I’m working on a widscreen DV project (720×480) in AE, but I can’t preview the 16×9 output on my 4×3 video monitor (I see the video, but it’s scaled incorrectly to fit the 4×3 space). The monitor I’m using has no 16×9 display mode, so that’s not an option.
Is there a way to setup external video previews to display 16×9 content properly on a 4×3 monitor (i.e. After Effects applying the black bars)?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean -
2 Replies
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Create a regular DV preset comp (call it “preview”) and drag the widescreen comp into it. Scale it to 75%. Work in the other comp, but use this comp for previewing.
Sadly, I know no way of altering the external preview to letterbox a 16:9 comp. It would be a nice feature for those without a 16:9 switch on the monitor.
Steve
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Yeah, I figured that out a couple minutes before I saw your reply. But thanks anyway!
Sean
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