what is HD1's pixel aspect ratio? at DVinfo.net

Graham Jones · July 23rd, 2006, 04:18 AM

Opening a new project in Vegas, it wants to know pixel aspect ratio?

The default is 1.0000 (square).

There is also 0.9091 (NTSC DV), 1.2121 (NTSC DV Widescreen), 1.0926 (PAL DV), 1.4568 (PAL DV WIdescreen), 0.9132 (NTSC Video CD), 1.0921 (PAL Video CD), 1.3333 (HDV 1080).

It doesn't seem to be any of these other options, so should I leave it at the default of 1.0000 (square)?

Thanks.

Chris Wells · July 23rd, 2006, 08:30 AM

Playing one of my videos on my laptop, the 1280X720 pixel content is reproduced correctly as 1280X720 pixel video on screen (confirmed with screen calipers). If the pixels were not square, video displayed at a 1:1 pixel output ratio (above) would appear stretched.

Bo Lorentzen · July 23rd, 2006, 05:28 PM

Yeah. thats my experience also. they are positively square.

Bo

www.bophoto.com/HDV

Peter Solmssen · July 23rd, 2006, 06:38 PM

As noted by others, if you are shooting HD 1280 X 720P, they are square=1.0. When shooting DV for NTSC Widescreen, for example for DVD, it is 1.212. I haven't tried the Sanyo HD1 in standard definition, so I'm not sure what you would do in that case.

July 23rd, 2006, 04:18 AM	#1
Graham Jones Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 489	what is HD1's pixel aspect ratio? Opening a new project in Vegas, it wants to know pixel aspect ratio? The default is 1.0000 (square). There is also 0.9091 (NTSC DV), 1.2121 (NTSC DV Widescreen), 1.0926 (PAL DV), 1.4568 (PAL DV WIdescreen), 0.9132 (NTSC Video CD), 1.0921 (PAL Video CD), 1.3333 (HDV 1080). It doesn't seem to be any of these other options, so should I leave it at the default of 1.0000 (square)? Thanks. __________________ www.irishfilmmaker.com

July 23rd, 2006, 08:30 AM	#2
Chris Wells Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kelowna, Canada Posts: 148	Playing one of my videos on my laptop, the 1280X720 pixel content is reproduced correctly as 1280X720 pixel video on screen (confirmed with screen calipers). If the pixels were not square, video displayed at a 1:1 pixel output ratio (above) would appear stretched.

July 23rd, 2006, 05:28 PM	#3
Bo Lorentzen Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles - California Posts: 114	Yeah. thats my experience also. they are positively square. Bo www.bophoto.com/HDV

July 23rd, 2006, 06:38 PM	#4
Peter Solmssen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 133	As noted by others, if you are shooting HD 1280 X 720P, they are square=1.0. When shooting DV for NTSC Widescreen, for example for DVD, it is 1.212. I haven't tried the Sanyo HD1 in standard definition, so I'm not sure what you would do in that case.