rendering hdv to 16:9 dv pal
 

I tried to render a hdv project with fcp 5 quicktime conversion....
somehow I can t figure out how to get the rendered palversion in 16;9 aspectratio.....
Also in compressor all my attemps result in 4:3....what did I overlook here...?
anyone can give me the tip to solve this?

dv 16:9 is anamorphic
 

Hi Jane,

The way dv does 16:9 is by compressing the 16:9 image (1024 x 576 in pal) into a 720 x 576 frame, therefore your Quicktime will be approximately 4:3, 5:4 precisely as a matter of fact. As far as I know, quicktime cannot show you the image in the correct format, but if you import it in FCP and label it as 16:9 it will be fine. Same thing with DVDSP, you just import it and indicate the track must be shown in 16:9 letterbox and all should be fine.

Cheers,
Damien Molineaux
earthling productions