[Nick Johnson]

Hi Shane, thanks for the reply. We deliver a lot of films to buyers annually, and I’ve found that nowadays buyers still want a 4×3 master in addition to a master in the original aspect ratio.

Anyway, I’ve exported it and sent it off to QC to see. I’ve done side by side comparisons and, to my eye, I haven’t noticed any loss in quality other than the fact that some of the text (which was baked in to the ProRes master) was noticeably fuzzy. This was why I had doubts in the first place, and why I’m still skeptical. Obviously, I would not have gone about this nesting process in the first place, but at this point time is short, as usual, and the “right way” may not always be an option…

We’ll see what the QC guys say, and I’ll post an update. Thanks!