capturing non-square 1.2 instead of 0.9

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pdsage10

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Ok, so I have DV footage that was recorded squeezed( not letter box). It looks fine in avid during capture, but when I go into after effects and open the footage, it shows up as 0.9 and not 1.2 (4:3 not 16:9) So how do I get avid to capture the footage and record it to a 1.2 file? I am using the omf 1:1 codec.
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When you capture squeezed 16:9 then Avid doesn't know that your footage is actually 16:9, but when you export from Avid QTRef "16:9 square pixel" then your exported footage is true 16:9 and AE shows the same.
So...keep capturing as usual but export from Avid as 16:9. Actually this is only "16:9 flag" in QTRef's header that forces players and other applications to show 16:9 format.
 
Isn't there a way to tell AE about the pixel aspect ratio of a clip, "interpret footage" or something like that?

George
 
But if I export a Quick time reference file at 16:9 square pixel, then my footage will be horizontaly streched. It wont be a true 720/480 1.2 image, it will be around 800 horizontal if the pixels are square.
In Premiere, I just set the capture settings for a 1.2 pixel aspect if I want to record a wide screen source. But I dont want to use Premiere because of the dv compression.
So, how come Avid doesnt have a similar setting that lets you capture true anamorphic footage?
 
My bad.
Just tried and yes exporting 16:9 square pixel makes correct aspect ratio, however 1024x576 footage (I live in PAL land)...
Personally I edit 16:9 anamorpic footage always as it is and finally in MPEG2 encoder I choose 16:9.
Corect me if I'm wrong but Avid treats anamorpic 16:9 as usual streched 4:3 and you can choose to display this (rightclick on composer monitor) either 4:3 or 16:9
 
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