[Michael Denora]

So are you saying there is no actual viewable in display 720×480

[Michael Denora]

I thought I was venting my frustrations……. lol

thanks for your help

[Michael Denora]

Thanks it’s starting to make a little sense…… I think

I did just stretch the SD footage on the x axis 133% to fill the width.

But I can’t seem to get a 720×480 screen in my fpcx window. It’s either 853×480 or 640×480

What I need is a 720×480 proportion and then I’ll stretch or crop and enlarge my 640×480 footage.

Can that be done?

[Michael Denora]

How do I get a 720×480 final movie?

[Michael Denora]

Thanks Rafael you helped me last week with this issue.
I’m ripping using Protube imedia Converter software (seems pro) using a pro res 422 setting @ original size 640×480 (720 is not an option) (MPGstreamclip will not work with 10.8, the QT component is not compatible)
I then imported in fcpx and optimized media, then created a timeline ntsc 720×480 both anamorphic and not, expecting to see my 640 footage with two black bars on the sides. I thought from there I could upscale it to remove the black bars and either have a cropped image or transform it to fit.

The anaomrphic timeline appears 853×480 in fcpx window even though the properties setting read 720×480 and the non-anamorphic timeline appears 640×480 (without black side bars) even though the properties read 720×480

[Michael Denora]

I found an imedia converter that runs on 10.8 and converts to ProRes422.
I tried several settings (high quality, HQ, letting fcp transcode, importing w/o transcoding) and the results all seem the same. Slightly lower quality when compared to watching the dvd file in mplayer.
So is that the case, ripping from a dvd is producing a slightly lower quality from original, or am I missing something. This is a 640×480 vid shot probably 10 years ago and I’m comparing it to what I’m getting from the Nikon d800 1080 files.

Ugh!!!

[Michael Denora]

Thanks for your help.
I can’t make Streamclip work on my 10.8 because the quicktime mp2 converter will not run on mountain lion.

I’m trying imedia converter – ever hear of it?

If not, is going from dvd file to .mov and then importing into fcpx which converts again to pro res 422 just too many conversions?

Thanks

[Michael Denora]

Thanks for your help.
I would be happy with the same quality as the client’s dvd (tough looking at it when my only experience has been dslr HD). I couldn’t find the ProRes422 in Aimersoft.
Do you know if streamclip runs on MountaionLion?

Thanks again