Eric Hartmann
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OK, the toggle PAR button is the thing I was missing. I think Premiere and Final Cut Pro does this automatically (at least I never remember having to mess with it). It was messing with my head, lol.
This is the first project where I have been mixing PARs on the same timeline. I was understanding interpreting the footage, but confused when it looked distorted in the window. I see the reasoning for displaying the pixels so they conform to the square PAR of the monitor, though – that way you can do accurate pixel level editing.
Thanks for the toggle tip!
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I read that link (thanks) and I am still confused.
I understand that what I am seeing in AE as a fat image is likely non-square pixels displayed as square pixels. But why does Quicktime and Premiere handle them differently? And I still don’t understand why Premiere calls NTSC DV 4:3 and After Effects calls NTSC DV 3:2.
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I have CS5 open in front of me, but CS3 seemed to operate in the same way when I look at that last night at home.
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I am in AE CS5 on Win 7 (and thanks for the help).
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OK, this is where I am getting confused.
Let’s take this in steps, if you don’t mind. I know this will need to be a 4:3 ratio as smaller video is 4:3 and the larger is 16:9 – I’ll just resize the larger files down to fit.
I’ll first need to output this as a computer file. I am assuming that will need a square pixel (1.0) to look right on computer play back.
Later, I’ll need to export this to DVD. That will need to be 720×480 (0.91).
The question is, how do I set it up to get the pixels looking right for both mediums? Or do I have to set it up twice? My mind is melting…
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OK, I think that makes sense. But I would be exporting NTSC for DVD not PAL, so if I am following: I should work in NTSC D1 square-pixel 720×534 (1.0)? That way I can publish later to 720×486 (0.91) for DVD, and as is for computer output?
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BUMP!
Can anyone help me with this??