FCP Studio: Exporting 16:9 stills problem: Help!

evolvnyc

evolvnyc

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I have tried the trick from previous posts, but I can't make it work: I need to export stills of my 16:9 project (shot in anamprphic on DVX) and when FCPO exports them, they're 4:3 eventhough they were imported as anamorphic and are in an anamorphic timeline.

I need these stills for publication which has awarded my trailer a cinematography prize, so I need them to be uncompressed and as high quality as possible, (I do not need them to be re-imported.)

Can anyone help?
Thanks!
 
evolvnyc said:
I have tried the trick from previous posts, but I can't make it work: I need to export stills of my 16:9 project (shot in anamprphic on DVX) and when FCPO exports them, they're 4:3 eventhough they were imported as anamorphic and are in an anamorphic timeline.

I need these stills for publication which has awarded my trailer a cinematography prize, so I need them to be uncompressed and as high quality as possible, (I do not need them to be re-imported.)

Can anyone help?
Thanks!
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you have to go to photoshop (or equivalent) and resize them to 16:9 aspect ratio (dont check the "maintain aspect ratio in photoshop)

annoying like heck, but thats the only way I know.
 
So as to not compress further, what would I squeese it to, do you know the ratio? When I open the 4:3 image in Photoshop, it is: 720x480 @ 72dpi, so if I keep the width at 720, what do I need to change the height to to be the correct ratio?
 
Photoshop Menu Bar > Image > Image Size

Height: 480 px
Width: 864 px

- and like previously mentioned, remember to turn off "keep aspect ratio" when you do this or the height will increase and maintain the squeezed 4:3 look.

Cheers
 
When I export, I usually open in photoshop, adjust image size (and uncheck constrain proportions) to 1280x720, then do my adjustments (colour, levels, brightness & contrast, etc) and then resize. You can re-check constrain proportions later when you resize, but if you want to make any adjustments to the details of your image in photoshop, you would do well to do them to the full size image, then resize to taste.
 
Quicktime will do this also

Quicktime will do this also

Although FCP will not export a 16:9 still, Quicktime will. I just export the clip
in question to QT, then export a still frame . It remains widescreen.
 
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