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Ron Anderson · July 21st, 2007, 01:41 PM

I am editing a photo montage for a 1st birthday party. The project is standard DV aspect ratio and the client has given me a 2 min clip she wants added into the project that is widescreen. I wanted to ask for opinions on the best way to incorporate this new clip into the project. Thanks in advance for any input.

Aloha,
Ron

Guy Bruner · July 21st, 2007, 03:48 PM

I would leave the main project at 4:3 and letterbox the widescreen. Basically, just drop it on the timeline and Vegas will letterbox it.

Ron Anderson · July 21st, 2007, 11:07 PM

Thanks Guy,

I agree. That sounds like the most reasonable thing. Maybe I will mask out the upper and lower black letterbox areas and place the video on top of a background. Maybe something that does not distract from the video. Thanks for your reply.

Aloha,
Ron

Steven Bills · July 22nd, 2007, 05:34 PM

Or you could use the event pan/crop and make the 16:9 footage into 4:3, and then do a pan and scan, just on that clip.

Just a thought.

SB

Bill Watson · July 22nd, 2007, 05:51 PM

Yeah.

If viable, I'd crop the widescreen to 4:3.

Ron Anderson · July 24th, 2007, 03:09 PM

SB,

Forgive me, but I am not sure I understand what you mean by "scan". Is it another reference for pan? Could you set me straight:)

Aloha,
Ron

Emre Safak · July 24th, 2007, 03:29 PM

Pan and scan refers to the technique of selectively cropping to leave a smaller clip with the most important part of the original.

Steven Bills · July 24th, 2007, 03:57 PM

Yeah, just keyframe the movement of the 4:3 frame to see what is going on inside the 16:9 frame.

SB

Ron Anderson · July 24th, 2007, 04:27 PM

Got you loud and clear. I thought that might what you were referring to, but wasn't sure. Thanks everyone for your responses. Very helpful as usual.

Aloha,
Ron

July 21st, 2007, 01:41 PM	#1
Ron Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 45	Different Aspect Ratios I am editing a photo montage for a 1st birthday party. The project is standard DV aspect ratio and the client has given me a 2 min clip she wants added into the project that is widescreen. I wanted to ask for opinions on the best way to incorporate this new clip into the project. Thanks in advance for any input. Aloha, Ron

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July 21st, 2007, 03:48 PM	#2
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	I would leave the main project at 4:3 and letterbox the widescreen. Basically, just drop it on the timeline and Vegas will letterbox it.

July 21st, 2007, 11:07 PM	#3
Ron Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 45	Thanks Guy, I agree. That sounds like the most reasonable thing. Maybe I will mask out the upper and lower black letterbox areas and place the video on top of a background. Maybe something that does not distract from the video. Thanks for your reply. Aloha, Ron

July 22nd, 2007, 05:34 PM	#4
Steven Bills Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vineyard, Utah Posts: 192	Or you could use the event pan/crop and make the 16:9 footage into 4:3, and then do a pan and scan, just on that clip. Just a thought. SB

July 22nd, 2007, 05:51 PM	#5
Bill Watson Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noosa Queensland Australia Posts: 248	Yeah. If viable, I'd crop the widescreen to 4:3.

July 24th, 2007, 03:09 PM	#6
Ron Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 45	SB, Forgive me, but I am not sure I understand what you mean by "scan". Is it another reference for pan? Could you set me straight:) Aloha, Ron

July 24th, 2007, 03:29 PM	#7
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Pan and scan refers to the technique of selectively cropping to leave a smaller clip with the most important part of the original.

July 24th, 2007, 03:57 PM	#8
Steven Bills Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vineyard, Utah Posts: 192	Yeah, just keyframe the movement of the 4:3 frame to see what is going on inside the 16:9 frame. SB

July 24th, 2007, 04:27 PM	#9
Ron Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 45	Got you loud and clear. I thought that might what you were referring to, but wasn't sure. Thanks everyone for your responses. Very helpful as usual. Aloha, Ron