[Paul Williams]

Thanks Stuart. I’m relieved to know I’m not losing res by having to render PAL anamorphic DV when outputting to PAL 4:3 DV.

Another question: Am I kidding myself that the audience will have the illusion of a sharper image since the Anamorphic image is made smaller to fit into the 4:3 wrapper? (Just grimacing at the whole format choice -DV-budget reasons).

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[Paul Williams]

Thanks for your advice, Andy Meeks. I realized after I posted that the aspect ratio is really the same for PAL and NTSC –4:3. But apart from that, I have noticed that my anamorphic DV PAL footage is noticeably lower quality when simply dropped into a DV PAL 4:3 timeline and I’m concerned….I read on a forum somewhere that resizing using wireframe etc. is another method, just want to run down that idea and see if that or another way’s a better one. I get a green render line on my timeline for the anamorphic PAL footage in the 4:3 seq, which also makes me wonder. Thanks for any more advice,
cheers,
Paul W.

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