rendering hdv to 16:9 dv pal at DVinfo.net

Jane Snijders · October 15th, 2005, 07:14 AM

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?

Damien Molineaux · October 29th, 2005, 02:11 PM

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

October 15th, 2005, 07:14 AM	#1
Jane Snijders Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: europe Posts: 42	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?

October 29th, 2005, 02:11 PM	#2
Damien Molineaux New Boot Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: based in Geneva\|Switzerland Posts: 17	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