Hi,
I recently finished a short film project in 24PA 16:9 with two DVX100As(using squeez mode). I'd like to mask the final edit to an even wider format(academy?). I've seen a lot of people who have done so here. So I have a few question for you gurus out there.
1. What's the common wider format than 16:9? I've seen some sample clips in the "screengrab and clips" forum. People have masked top and bottom to get an even wider look.
2. What's the exact process of cropping 16:9 into a wider format? I use FCP for editing, some AfterEffects for compositing.
3. How will this "wilder" format displayed on a 16:9 TV and a regular 4:3 TV? I assume it will creat two thin black bars on top and bottom of a 16:9 TV. As for a 4:3 TV, the black bars on a 4:3 TV will be thicker than a standard 16:9 letter box since I've cropped more, right?
Here're some screen grabbs after using effects/video filters/matte/widescreen filter. There's an issue. The cropping only happens after I apply 2.55:1 ratio or 3.00:1. The 2.35:1 doesn't do anything. From what I understand 16:9 is 1.85:1. Applying 2.35:1 should make it wider.
The first one has no widescreen filter applied. The original plate. However, after applying 2.35:1 cropping, it resulted no change in aspect ratio.
The second photo shows the 2.55:1 cropping.
The third photo shows the 3.00:1 cropping
I posted this problem on the cinematography forum yesterday. There's someone mentioned that there's no way I can unsqueeze twice and no display can handle it.
That's for now. If you guys think of more things I need to be aware of, please let me know. Thanks a lot.
Shaun
I recently finished a short film project in 24PA 16:9 with two DVX100As(using squeez mode). I'd like to mask the final edit to an even wider format(academy?). I've seen a lot of people who have done so here. So I have a few question for you gurus out there.
1. What's the common wider format than 16:9? I've seen some sample clips in the "screengrab and clips" forum. People have masked top and bottom to get an even wider look.
2. What's the exact process of cropping 16:9 into a wider format? I use FCP for editing, some AfterEffects for compositing.
3. How will this "wilder" format displayed on a 16:9 TV and a regular 4:3 TV? I assume it will creat two thin black bars on top and bottom of a 16:9 TV. As for a 4:3 TV, the black bars on a 4:3 TV will be thicker than a standard 16:9 letter box since I've cropped more, right?
Here're some screen grabbs after using effects/video filters/matte/widescreen filter. There's an issue. The cropping only happens after I apply 2.55:1 ratio or 3.00:1. The 2.35:1 doesn't do anything. From what I understand 16:9 is 1.85:1. Applying 2.35:1 should make it wider.
The first one has no widescreen filter applied. The original plate. However, after applying 2.35:1 cropping, it resulted no change in aspect ratio.
The second photo shows the 2.55:1 cropping.
The third photo shows the 3.00:1 cropping
I posted this problem on the cinematography forum yesterday. There's someone mentioned that there's no way I can unsqueeze twice and no display can handle it.
That's for now. If you guys think of more things I need to be aware of, please let me know. Thanks a lot.
Shaun