[Rudolf Mcclain]

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[Rudolf Mcclain]

I knew there had to be something up!!!!!!

Well. I figured it out. When in help section of FCP7 even if on capture you have anamorphic unchecked, if your camera (mine is DVX100a – shooting 24pa – black bars top and bottom) has a setting that passes an anamorphic “FLAG” (as apple FCP7 states in help) it will mark it as anamorphic anyway (“weather anamorphic is checked or not in the capture settings” -APPLE). That’s why when I unchecked anamorphic for my sequences it kept saying that my footage didn’t match my sequence.

SOLUTION: right click the capture clip > item properties > format and uncheck ANAMORPHIC.

Now my (unchecked anamorphic) sequences match my non anamorphic footage.

Thank you everyone

Best

Rudy

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Thanks for the post. Much appreciated. I’ll give it a shot.

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Thanks Dave,

That is the easy setup.

FINAL CUT PRO > EASY SETUP.. > Format: NTSC — Rate: 23.98fps — USE: “DV-NTSC 24p (23.98) Advanced Pulldown Removal”

Isn’t that the easy setup. If not let me know where to find it as I’m sure it would be most helpful.

thanks Dave…. sure appreciate your sticking with me on this.

🙂

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Thanks Dave,

I did. “DV-NTSC 24p (23.98) Advanced Pulldown Removal”

[Rudolf Mcclain]

When you say “make sure the Browser’s anamorphic column is NOT checked for the footage”

do you mean… “(When creating a new sequence) make sure the Browser’s anamorphic column is NOT checked for the footage”

I created a new sequence 720×480 anamorphic NOT checked. dragged my clip in, chose YES to timeline adjustment, went back into the sequence settings and ANAMORPHIC WAS checked again.

when I uncheck it and then check “correct for aspect ratio” in the sequence window it looks correct.

when i drag in another clip the second clip look squished.

thanks sooooo much for your help. much appreciated.

best,

Rudy

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Thanks dave. how do i create a 4×3 timeline? in FCP 7

[Rudolf Mcclain]

ok. maybe if I lay it all out I’ll see what I’m missing….

I shot DVX100a 24pA and used letterbox crop (not squeeze) so it just adds black bars to top and bottom of the 4:3 image.

Captured DV NTSC 48 KHz Advanced pulldown removal

The captured clip is 720×400 (found information from the captured file using finder) and that’s fine.

Created a new sequence: DV NTSC 48 KHz – 23.98

Drop clip in and receive error: “attention this clip does not match this sequence’s settings…. Change sequence settings to match the clip settings?” I choose yes.

It looks squished in the sequence window (squish matches the viewer (LEFT) window)

I say hmmmm…. I’d like to work with this sequence in a not so squished way.

so I go into the sequence’s settings and uncheck ANAMORPHIC and the sequence window looks fine.

now the left window view doesn’t match the right. Left squished, right not.

I make a subclip of the original clip and drop that in after the first clip in the sequence.

the sequence plays the first clip fine and the second clip squished.

Thanks.

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Thanks all.

Capture is fine.

I uncheck ANAMORPHIC for my sequence and drop the clip in. I get the error saying my clip differs from the sequence settings, accept adjustment. go back into the sequence settings and uncheck ANAMORPHIC again and the sequence plays just fine.

two things. The LEFT viewer window doesn’t match the aspect ratio of the sequence window. The clip in the left (the same clip that is in the sequence) is squished flatter than 720×480.

second. When i drag a new sub clip (mark in and out) of the original clip to add a second clip to the sequence, the second clip (wich is a subclip of the first clip) is squished the same as the viewer (more squished than 720×480)

help.

Thanks!!!

Best,

Rudy

[Rudolf Mcclain]

Great.

Thank you Howard. Much appreciated.

The captured clip is 720×480. So that means that everything is fine.

But… how can I change the view in FCP7 to view it as the 4:3 while editing.

Thanks.