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Working with HDV 1080 60i for SD NTSC output
Hi,
I have HDV footage: shot with Z-1, 1080 60i, 1440*1080
I need to edit this for SD output.
What I’ve been doing, which my previous editor had done, is like this:
First, we capture as it is, which is HDV 1080 60i
Then, for some reasons such as storage problem, we downconvert this to 720*486 in FCP using Quicktime conversion. and option we set is Apple Proress 422(HQ)/NTSC 720*486(16*9).
After this, we reimport this into FCP. We make SD sequence and drop it into this sequence.
However, I found that as soon as we drop mov into SD sequence, it becomes 4:3, which I assume natural. The problem is that I still want mov to keep its aspect ratio, 16:9.
Is there anyway where it make letterbox automatically? Should I manualy squeeze the footage?So, I don’t know if my question above would make sense. In sum, I’d like to know the proper workflow when I work with HDV 1080 60i footage for SD output.
Thanks,
Sung
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2 Replies
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Right-click on the clip in the Browser
Go to Item Properties
Format…
Click next to Anamorphic, a check mark should appear
Click OKThat should make the clip widescreen, which when dropped into a 4:3 sequence should automatically letterbox it.
Hope this helps!
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thank you so much. it helped me.
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