Doing widescreen Squeeze mode at DVinfo.net

Ben Gurvich · February 15th, 2004, 08:54 PM

When i capture my video shot in "squeeze" wide mode from my single chip jvc, it works fine if i capture it as widescreen. But when i export it it squishes it and after effects doesnt recognise it.

ANyone have any ideas on this?

Cheers
Ben Gurvich

Boyd Ostroff · February 16th, 2004, 01:14 PM

You don't mention which NLE you're using. But the behavior you describe sounds correct (although I don't know about the After Effects question). If you flag the clip as anamorphic 16:9 then your NLE should display it properly on the screen as you edit, but if you export then it won't look right unless you're using a widescreen monitor. Such is the nature of anamorphic video.

If you need to view on a regular 4:3 monitor you'll need to make a separate letterboxed version. Or another possibility is to burn to DVD and let the DVD player automatically provide letterboxing. If you're exporting for use on a computer monitor using something like Quicktime then you need to either letterbox as 4:3 or create a custom frame size in the correct proportion (eg: 854x480) for a square-pixel monitor.

February 15th, 2004, 08:54 PM	#1
Ben Gurvich Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 329	Doing widescreen Squeeze mode When i capture my video shot in "squeeze" wide mode from my single chip jvc, it works fine if i capture it as widescreen. But when i export it it squishes it and after effects doesnt recognise it. ANyone have any ideas on this? Cheers Ben Gurvich

February 16th, 2004, 01:14 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	You don't mention which NLE you're using. But the behavior you describe sounds correct (although I don't know about the After Effects question). If you flag the clip as anamorphic 16:9 then your NLE should display it properly on the screen as you edit, but if you export then it won't look right unless you're using a widescreen monitor. Such is the nature of anamorphic video. If you need to view on a regular 4:3 monitor you'll need to make a separate letterboxed version. Or another possibility is to burn to DVD and let the DVD player automatically provide letterboxing. If you're exporting for use on a computer monitor using something like Quicktime then you need to either letterbox as 4:3 or create a custom frame size in the correct proportion (eg: 854x480) for a square-pixel monitor.