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Workflow w/ 16:9 DV Footage and After Effects
The camera operator on this project i’m working on decided to record onto Mini-DV in 16:9 mode (cough cough). It’s a corporate video with lots of simple effects (e.g. gradual desaturation) to some more full-on After Effects (e.g. keying, motion backgrounds). Since the source footage is in 16:9 (the image is viewed as 4:3, but needs to be shrinked vertically to look ‘normal’), I’m getting a headache from trying to think of a workflow taking that into consideration. Anyone wanna help out?
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If you’re using Avid Xpress Pro or above, check out the Reformat section in the Effect Palette. Otherwise you’ll have to bring everything into AE and create a 720×480 widescreen (1.2 PAR) composition the length of your footage and then nest that in a 720×480 comp with a 0.9 PAR. Once nested you could add your effects.
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I’m not using Pro, just basic Avid Xpress. Do you know the exact number/percentage by which 16:9 is shrunk by? Does anybody?
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