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Imran Jaffery · September 1st, 2004, 12:51 AM

I've been fooling around with the Title-Mix and was wondering how do I create the black bars for different aspect ratios in Photoshop? Specifically 2.35:1 and 1.85:1. I know I have to crop a portion of the top and bottom of the frame but I'm not exactly sure how much for each aspect ratio. Anyone know how to accomplish this?

Rob Lohman · September 1st, 2004, 03:56 AM

See my Letterbox Calculator to calculate your own masks
or download my pre-made models. They should work fine for your
GL2 title-mix function although they are probably slightly off from
the builtin 16:9 mask due to calculation differences.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · September 1st, 2004, 04:38 AM

Rob,
I've been using the 16:9 mask on my XM2 for a while and think that it's a great facility.
My only complaint is that the black isn't completely black. Sometimes there's more black in the picture content than the bars.

Robin.

September 1st, 2004, 12:51 AM	#1
Imran Jaffery Tourist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Trumbull, CT Posts: 4	Aspect Ratios I've been fooling around with the Title-Mix and was wondering how do I create the black bars for different aspect ratios in Photoshop? Specifically 2.35:1 and 1.85:1. I know I have to crop a portion of the top and bottom of the frame but I'm not exactly sure how much for each aspect ratio. Anyone know how to accomplish this?

September 1st, 2004, 03:56 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	See my Letterbox Calculator to calculate your own masks or download my pre-made models. They should work fine for your GL2 title-mix function although they are probably slightly off from the builtin 16:9 mask due to calculation differences. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 1st, 2004, 04:38 AM	#3
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Rob, I've been using the 16:9 mask on my XM2 for a while and think that it's a great facility. My only complaint is that the black isn't completely black. Sometimes there's more black in the picture content than the bars. Robin.