2.35:1 on External Monitor Playback?

[righteous.]

Playing my FCP sequence in 16:9 works great, but when I play a 2.35:1 sequence through an external 1080p monitor, it automatically gets stretched to 16:9! The aspect ratio is fine when the image is paused, but as soon as I press play it stretches. Does anybody know how to keep the black bars?

 

[Kyle Stebbins]

I know I'm late to this party...

I believe the issue is that the video card cannot output a signal that is not a standard size during playback. The monitor won't accept it, either, without affecting it in some way. Hope this helps!

 

[David Jimerson]

Playing my FCP sequence in 16:9 works great, but when I play a 2.35:1 sequence through an external 1080p monitor, it automatically gets stretched to 16:9! The aspect ratio is fine when the image is paused, but as soon as I press play it stretches. Does anybody know how to keep the black bars?

What are you doing, exactly? Is your sequence aspect ratio actually 2.35:1, or do you have 2.35:1 footage in a 16:9 sequence?

If you created a 2.35:1 sequence, what do you plan to do with it when you're finished? I ask this because it's quite possible you should be working in a 16:9 sequence anyway.

EDIT: WHOA, old post. Might not get a response, but still valid questions.

 

[drapeama]

Is your sequence aspect ratio actually 2.35:1, or do you have 2.35:1 footage in a 16:9 sequence?

I suspect that if it resizes during preview, it's because he's using "cropped" video (2.35:1) in a 16:9 sequence. Working with 16:9 video with a 2.35:1 black matte overlay wouldn't do that. That's why I'm using a .psd file over my video.