[Carl Eltervaag]

SD anamorphic is 4:3. On replay the TV or computer should stretch the image back to 16:9. You could make a file that was 1024 x 576 which is true 16:9 square pixel.

What is the file for? The choice of DV codec seems a little strange as it is a lossy codec and not a lot smaller than IMX

Thanks for feedback.

The footage didn’t look squashed in FCP, but when I opened the exported file in quictime, it was 4:3, with a squashed look, giving the impression it was 16:9 put in the wrong frame.

The footage is going to be broadcast on a norwegian kids tv channel, and the standard format is IMX50.

I solved my problem in this case, by taking my portable harddrive with footage onto a computer at the tv station, and lifted the footage from the time line to one of their publishing sequences in FCP.

However, I still don’t know exactly the right settings in Compressor to use for footage shot 720×576 anamorphic in IMX50. If I make it 1024×576 like you say, wouldn’t it make the quality of the picture lossy?

What codec would you recommend instead of the one I used?

[Carl Eltervaag]

Hope you can help 🙂

FCP sequence settings are:

Pixel aspect ratio: PAL – CCIR 601 (720×576) anamorphic
Field dominance: Upper (odd)
Compressor: mpeg imx 625/50

Compressor settings:

Description: DV/DVCam PAL Anamorphic with 48kHz stereo audio
File Extension: mov
Estimated size: 22.71 GB/hour of source
Audio Encoder
16-bit Integer (Big Endian), Stereo (L R), 48,000 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 720
Height: 576
Pixel aspect ratio: PAL CCIR 601 (16:9)
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Selected: 25
Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off
Codec Type: MPEG IMX 625/50 (50 Mb/s)
Multi-pass: Off, frame reorder: Off
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 0
Temporal quality: 0
Min. temporal quality: 0