After our call, JD fiddled around a bit more and came up with the answer to how to set up your Sequence so that you don't *have* to output a full resolution version. Turns out FCP - certainly version 5, which he has - doesn't automatically understand how to handle HDV from a Canon HV20, so you need to make sure you have the right settings for the non-square HDV pixel aspect ratio, the anamorphic setting and the "View as square pixels" setting.
He blogged his settings here: http://www.socialmedia.biz/2008/10/fixing-distorte.html This way however you choose to export it, it'll come out looking right. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 26-Oct-08, at 3:30 PM, Michael Verdi wrote: I don't think I properly explained how I do this so I'm making a screencast right now. It's pretty simple - no messing with sequence presets plus you create an archive of your work in the process. I'll post it this evening and I'll post back here when it's up. - Verdi On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rupert....you should take 1 minute and record this here: > http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/#Compression > Hate to see this solution lost. > > Jay > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So I just spent an hour or so on AIM with JD, making it work. So >> that he can just export once instead of exporting at full resolution >> and then exporting again smaller. >> >> The problem is that the HDV frame size is 1440x1080 (4:3), with an >> Pixel Aspect Ratio of HD (1440x1080). >> >> But the video itself is widescreen - 1920x1080 (16:9), so it's being >> squeezed in a sort of anamorphic. But Final Cut (version 5) didn't >> seem to understand this properly. When exporting, it was treating it >> as if it was a 1440x1080 4:3 movie. >> >> We hacked it by creating a new sequence that was 1920x1080 with >> square pixel aspect ratio. Then checking the Anamorphic setting on >> the clips, and turning off the setting in the Canvas that says "View >> as Square Pixels". >> >> There must be a way of setting it so that both sequence and clip are >> the same, and so that Final Cut knows that it's effectively an >> anamorphic sequence and clip. Any ideas on this would be gratefully >> received. >> >> At least for now JD's getting an easy export of his movies. >> >> Bloody aspect ratio and anamorphic issues must waste more time than >> anything else. >> >> Rupert >> http://twittervlog.tv >> >> On 23-Oct-08, at 2:17 PM, JD Lasica wrote: >> >> First, thanks, Rupert and Michael V. for the quick and incisive >> responses. I learned a lot today! >> >> This is quite interesting (to me, anyway). When I followed Michael's >> method of exporting a .dv file in FC Pro, opening it in QuickTime Pro, >> then exporting it as an .mp4, the resulting file was actually a >> quarter-inch shorter than the version I exported directly as an .mp4 >> in iMovie 6. (Unless I'm doing something wrong. Michael, you said: >> export a full resolution copy from FCP -- does that mean Export as "DV >> Stream"? That's what I did.) >> >> Rupert, thanks much. The Aspect Ratio is set to 0. >> >> Where do I look to see if my Clip and Sequence are both checked as >> Anamorphic - or not? I'm new to FCP and don't see the word Anamorphic >> anywhere ... >> >> thanks! >> jd >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://graymattergravy.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
