dory_breaux
Todd Wannabe
I'll work on getting a video tutorial up tomorrow if I can make premiere function correctly.
What I do to get my 16x9 look is in my NLE i turn on the cutoff guides and then resize my footage to conform just outside the outer box. Then there are two routes to go. If I have room to chop off the top and bottom of the frame (say I actually framed for 16x9), I go into Photoshop a create the black boxes as a PSD. it sometimes takes a few tries to get it right. The other way is if I havent framed for widescreen, or I want the squeezed look, I simply un-check the lock zoom ratio button (or whatever it is called) and decrease the vertical zoom untill it looks right.
In downsizing the 4x3 image first, you retain more data when you do the conversion, as opposed to using something like "Instant HD", where you either loose said data, or have to stretch it to over 170 percent for the desired look. Also, it is 85 percent contained in your NLE, and the only thing you do outside of your editor can be done with ANY paint program that exports to JPEG.
Like I said, it will be easier to follow when I have a video tutorial. I'll try to do that tomorrow or monday.
Hope this helps all those who are struggling with the widescreen stuff!
Dory
What I do to get my 16x9 look is in my NLE i turn on the cutoff guides and then resize my footage to conform just outside the outer box. Then there are two routes to go. If I have room to chop off the top and bottom of the frame (say I actually framed for 16x9), I go into Photoshop a create the black boxes as a PSD. it sometimes takes a few tries to get it right. The other way is if I havent framed for widescreen, or I want the squeezed look, I simply un-check the lock zoom ratio button (or whatever it is called) and decrease the vertical zoom untill it looks right.
In downsizing the 4x3 image first, you retain more data when you do the conversion, as opposed to using something like "Instant HD", where you either loose said data, or have to stretch it to over 170 percent for the desired look. Also, it is 85 percent contained in your NLE, and the only thing you do outside of your editor can be done with ANY paint program that exports to JPEG.
Like I said, it will be easier to follow when I have a video tutorial. I'll try to do that tomorrow or monday.
Hope this helps all those who are struggling with the widescreen stuff!
Dory
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