[Jana Birchum]

ok, well maybe that’s where the problem lies.

I had to leave town IMMEDIATELY after the shoot, so i copied the ACHVD files directly to an portable firewire drive, and did the log and transfer later. I transferred both sets of files in the same way. The material that comes up as 2560 x 1080 is from the camera i’ve used fairly extensively before. The other is a new camera that has only been used to test to make sure it was working, nothing more.

I ran tests on the camera that’s coming up 2560 just to test the lights, and nothing unusual came up. I used a LOT of footage from it in a previous project, no problems.

this is really beyond me and i sooo appreciate your help.

jana b.

[Jana Birchum]

yes, thanks, david, that makes sense.

I had looked at the info in the browser and found that the pixels of one set of files was shown as “square” and the other as HD (1440 x 1080). i understand the difference, square vs. rectangular pixels, which accounts for why the image on one set looks stretched and not on the other. i just don’t know how to compensate for it, or really how i managed to do this.

in the quicktime inspectoro of one set, it says ProRes 422, 1980 x1080. normal size 2560 x 1080, actual size 2560 x 1080, square. does that accounts for the “cinematic” look? widescreen, i guess

The other set says Apple ProRes 422 as well, HD 1440x 1080. this is the set that open full screen, no cinematic effect.

the sony sr11 shoots AVCHD files, and the format of the file itself is .mts, if that’s relevant info.

I’m happy to re-transfer any and all of these files. I just get overwhelmed when i open the drop down menu and find 50 different listings, non of which seem to match the sony camera i used.

thanks for helping.

jana b.

I really