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March 20th, 2006, 03:09 PM | #1 |
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Newbie 16:9 Question (fcp w/ pdx10)
i've been reading and learning about the pdx10's widescreen...and if i'm correct, it retains it's resolution in 16:9 mode, instead of blowing up the image horizontally or chopping it vertically.
so if this is true, what i'm wondering is this: could i shoot and edit in 16:9 mode, and then before output, use the "Aspect Ratio" slider in the "Distort" menu of the the "Motion" tab to shrink the video vertically (-33.3%) to correct the aspect ratio, and therefore shrinking the vertical pixels and creating a sharper-higher-quality image? does this make any sense? |
March 20th, 2006, 03:58 PM | #2 |
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You don't want to do that...
If your final destination is DVD, the DVD player will automatically squash the 16X9 video for display on 4:3 sets...giving you the "increase in vertical sharpness" you are talking about. |
March 20th, 2006, 04:03 PM | #3 |
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ahhh...so the dvd player does the aspect ratio correction by itself. i get it now...so if the dvd is viewed on a 16:9 television, it will fill the frame...but if it's viewed on a normal 4:3, it will be automatically be squished down and be letterboxed. i get it.
thanks for the response. |
March 23rd, 2006, 03:13 AM | #4 |
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Worth doing a test using your camera settings, using your editing programme, using your DVD authoring set-up, your DVD burner, playing it in your DVD player into yout TV. Nothing like testing before the big day.
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March 25th, 2006, 04:56 PM | #5 | |
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Much material is now produced 16:9, but 4:3 safe - nothing vital, especially captions, graphics etc, happens outside the centre 4:3 area of the frame. |
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