New User - file setup help needed

[djp]

Hello everyone. I'm a new FCP user and want to set up a new project to make a movie for a 40" plasma display in 16:9. I have looked in FCP Easy Setup but cannot see this setting anywhere. I will be using still images and adding animation/effects using Motion 2 and FCP. Sorry if this is a really basic question. Any ideas?
DJP

 

[cinemakinoeye]

How are you planning to drive the display? From a computer? DVD player? This may influence your sequence settings. Will the video be used with anything else or this a one shot thing?

 

[djp]

How are you planning to drive the display? From a computer? DVD player? This may influence your sequence settings. Will the video be used with anything else or this a one shot thing?

I will be using a DVD player. It will be used to introduce a client presentation, to loop in the background whilst delegates arrive. It will be swithed off during the presentation.

 

[imgentertainment@mac]

What did you shot on? Did you shoot DV or SD or HD? But as for the 16:9 if you Shot DV just select DV 48hz in the easy set up. Then go to Squence > Settings and in there is an anamorphic 16:9 check box. Just check that and you good to go. No this is if you shot footage that is 16:9. If you shot 4:3 footage you will leave this box unchecked and just edit the dv footage export it. And the plasma will make it fit to the screen.