Teddy Smith
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Yeah man, there is no flag in the stream to tell your TV that it is anamorphic. You could make an anamorphic spot if you wanted but if the stations accepted the spot it would either run letterboxed 4×3 or, more likely, run stretched 4×3.
It’s interesting how many people in this industry around me don’t notice the local spots running in 4×3 or letterboxed. I have quizzed quite a few people I work with and they ALL claim to have seen local HD spots. I’ve started to carry around a $100 bill just to pull out and say “Wanna bet?”
I see all this stuff when I watch TV. I even noticed a national spot that ran right before the Superbowl in 4×3 SD which kinda blew my mind.
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Actually I sat with the director to edit yesterday and I showed him my three version demo on the plasma (HD, SD Center punch, SD letterbox). He said “Are you SURE they don’t take HD spots? All the local news is in HD!” I decided to end this once and for all and made him call the biggest station in our town (The ABC affiliate) and speak to someone in traffic direct. Much to my satisfaction, they said the exact same thing I have been saying for two years.
After that phone call he turned to me and said “Do whatever you think is best.”
I think center punching is best.
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OK so what’s the difference between a hardware and software downconvert? My workflow has been to export Quicktime conversion at maximum quality settings. My local stations take H.264 Quicktime files.
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Thanks for the reply.
Everything has always been captured in the native resolution, usually HDV. My workflow is to edit the HD clips into my SD timeline, let final cut resize automatically, crop and adjust, then color correct as needed.
All of my assets are HD. Only my timeline is set to SD.