Re: Super 16 mode on F5 & F55
 

Dealing with the 17:9 aspect ratio is easy and takes no extra effort.

If I'm shooting 2K RAW, I will always grade the footage in Davinci Resolve first and then export a ProRes HQ file for editing in Premiere CS. If I create a 1920x1080 timeline in Davinci Resolve and choose "Image Scaling > Scale Full Frame with Crop" then the 64 unwanted pixels on each side of the 2048x1080 image are automatically cropped off and the output file is 1920x1080. It's just a preferences setting, and nothing more is needed. And since pixels are just being cropped off, there is no image rescaling being done or anything else that would harm the picture quality. Imagine taking an 8"x10" print and using a pair of scissors to trim an inch off the sides. What you have left is exactly the same as it was before.

Re: Super 16 mode on F5 & F55
 

Ok thanks Doug

Re: Super 16 mode on F5 & F55
 

Silly question perhaps, but can you assign center crop to a preset?
If so, can you switch while rolling or do you have to stop and do more of a menu "system change."
For example, going from a medium shot in an interview situation to a close up. That would be a very cool thing to do on the fly.

Re: Super 16 mode on F5 & F55
 

An assignable button has been highly requested, but as of today you can not assign it to a button. And even if you could, it is hard to know if it would be selectable whilst shooting.

But a great suggestion.

Re: Super 16 mode on F5 & F55
 

Just to add to what Dennis has already said, it does require a change on the menus --- and you cannot change that menu while you are rolling. Even if you have the menu up on the screen and it's all set to change on the fly, the settings gray out as soon as the record button is pressed. I had a shoot on Saturday where I would have loved to switch back and forth "live" but it can't be done. Maybe in the future, but not today.