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January 2nd, 2010, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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Recommended output format for old 4:3 footage
Hi All, (Newbie here)
Have capture some very old footage footage which is in standard 4:3 format. I have edited and almost done, but what format ratio and settings would be best to render this video too? Are there any rules I should be following for all the new TV formats etc. (this project for DVD only) Look forward to your responses. Many thanks |
January 3rd, 2010, 06:25 AM | #2 |
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4x3 MPEG2-DVD.
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January 4th, 2010, 03:30 AM | #3 |
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You have a choice.... do you intend to watch it on a widescreen set?
You could have it as a 4x3 format on a 16;9 project, having black bars either side... this is the industry standard. Or you could pan and scan or you could zoom in and re render it to 4x3.... Ben |
January 8th, 2010, 02:18 PM | #4 |
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Actually there are NO choices as long as you want to preserve the quality - since we're talking about old footage, there is not much quality to start with.
So keep it 4x3. Going 16x9 you will loose quite a bit of resolution! A correctly authored DVD will be correctly displayed even on a 16x9 HD screen. |
January 10th, 2010, 10:20 AM | #5 |
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Harm, Ben, Ervin.
Thanks for your responses. Sounds like I should keep it as is, and look at it again when authoring the dvd. Many thanks |
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February 1st, 2010, 04:09 PM | #7 |
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Something I have only noticed now this footage has gone to big screen is that there is a green bar down right hand side. Only on some clips? Have I missed something again with this old 4:3 footage?
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March 16th, 2010, 06:10 PM | #8 |
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I am doing pretty much the same thing. I am cutting old 4:3 footage into smaller clips for the web. The problem I have is the quality of the footage is not that great, but when I render from premier it looks even worse. Is there a way to render these clips without losing any quality, i am not to concerned with size of the file?
Thanks, Brian |
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