Thanks for your willingness to help.
The files are 720×486, ingested with ProRes 422, and the sequence mirrors those settings. I haven’t converted to a DVCPro HD sequence, I just hope to go directly from the anamorphic timeline to DVCPro HD (or really, 16×9) tape. When I’ve tested that, with the deck set to record 720p, I get a letterboxed program. But when I re-ingest (capture) those letterbox programs, they’re 16×9, with a sliver of black pillaring outside out title safe. So I guess my question is, when I’m editing to tape from my sequence and seeing letterbox, is that what I should be seeing if my goal is 16×9 masters? And, alternatively, how would I lay an anamorphic sequence to tape so the program looks anamorphic?
Thanks again…