Playback and Export problems

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tumblemonster

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I am new to 16x9 and 24pa footage in FCP HD. I just got a Canon XL-2 and shot some test footage. I used the correct preset for 2:3:3:2 24p footage, and the import is fine. I would like to export some sample stills and sample clips, but I cannot get an export in the anamorphic aspect ratio. No matter what options I choose, I end up with a 4:3 quicktime file with a stretched picture. Could anyone help me with this?

Thank you, it is much appreciated

-Jason
 
You're going to have to do some manual squeezing in Photoshop or other image editing application. Squeeze the image vertically to 75% of its original size.

Standard Definition video (both 4:3 and 16:9) uses non-square pixels, but your computer can't deal with that; it makes them all square, stretching the image to something halfway between 4:3 and 16:9.
 
Stills are a bugger. But here's what I do for clips...

pick a width divide it by 16 and multiply by 9

so --

640/16 = 40x9=360

See if that doesn't work for the stills too in photoshop.

CaptM
 
I tried both those options and both work well. In then end, however, I ended up taking screen captures of the viewer at 100%! Works great, and no quality loss from a resize.

Anyone have any ideas about the Quicktime export? I still can't get it out at the 16:9 aspect

Thanks

-jason
 
You still need to do the same thing... there will be options for SIZE in the quicktime export. You must change the size to reflect 16:9.

CaptM
 
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