Exporting 16x9 FLV files with adobe media encoder

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crazycatz

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Hello everyone,
I am trying to export a bunch of clips for the web with Adobe media encoder to FLV files.

I shot everything with a DVX100 in squeeze mode 24Pa,
I used avid media composer to capture and cut it all,
I then exported the completed clip as a 720x480 QT reference file from the avid,
And brought it in to Adobe media encoder to encode it as an FLV.
I set adobe media encoder to export an FLV with the dimensions of 640x360.

When I export anything from Adobe media encoder, it adds pillar boxes to either side of my video and does not fill the whole frame with the video.
I think it thinks my source footage is 4x3, even though it actually is 16x9...

So how do I get adobe media encoder to export files that are the correct ratio, without the pillar boxes?

Here is a screen shot of my settings and what it looks like when it's exported.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you very much!!


EDIT: I think adobe media encoder thinks the source is not widescreen, which is why it adds those pillar boxes, but when you export from AVID as a quicktime reference, you don't get options to select dimensions or if it's widescreen or not, since it's just referencing to the raw media files on your computer...
I know know. Help please!!
 
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crazycatz said:
EDIT: I think adobe media encoder thinks the source is not widescreen, which is why it adds those pillar boxes, but when you export from AVID as a quicktime reference, you don't get options to select dimensions or if it's widescreen or not, since it's just referencing to the raw media files on your computer...
I know know. Help please!!
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You're correct. AME doesn't have an option on the Source side for interpreting PAR correctly on anamorphic source files. What you could do is import the QT ref file into a Premiere Pro project (I guess I'm assuming you have PPro since you have AME), and create a 16x9 DV sequence. You may have to use the Interpret Footage command to tell PPro that the QT ref is anamorphic, by setting the PAR. Drop the QT ref onto the timeline, and send the timeline to AME. Now, the file should be interpreted correctly as widescreen, and allow you to export a 16x9 file.
 
As cbrougham said, if you have Premiere Pro, this is very easy. However, if you got AME from Flash and don't have Premiere Pro or After Effects, you're going to have to find a utility that'll change the flags in the Quicktime file so that AME sees the proper PAR.
 
Thanks guys,
I don't have premiere, i got AME with flash, but I did export a correct version through after effects.
in terms of quality, would there be any difference between exporting like this through AE as opposed to finding one of those applications to changes the QT file's flags...?
 
Don't have a way to test this, but you could try opening up the QT Ref in QT Pro and changing/forcing the aspect ratio there. Then, either resave the QT Ref, or export to a self-contained format. Again, this is completely untested, but may provide some relief.
 
Hey,

I ended up just importing QuickTime references in to after effects, and exporting them from there with adobe media encoder.
Within after effects there are more controls and the ability to control the pixel aspect ratio of the clips...

Hope this helps..
 
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