Canon GL2 16:9

[kippard]

I'm recording 16:9 mode on a GL2. How should I handle this stuff in Premiere Pro (project settings, etc.)?

[edDV]

I'm recording 16:9 mode on a GL2. How should I handle this stuff in Premiere Pro (project settings, etc.)?

DV Wide NTSC 720x480i project setting and 16:9 720x480 lower field first MPeg2 encoder settings.

[kippard]

pwned. Thanks again edDV.

[kippard]

The exported files don't automatically display at 16:9 - suggestions?

[guns1inger]

The exported files don't automatically display at 16:9 - suggestions?

In what software ? No all playback software correctly respects the AR settings in the file.

[kippard]

VLC, Zoom. Should I export an AVI (not DV) with a specific frame size to guarantee the 16:9 aspect? Thanks guns!

[guns1inger]

DV has an aspect ratio flag which should be set by Premiere Pro and seen by VLC. When you exported as DV, I assume you used the NTSC 16:9 DV template.

[kippard]

Yeah, dunno why VLC plays it 4:3. Should I do a custom AVI?

[guns1inger]

Open the file in g-spot and see what Premiere wrote to it. g-spot should see it as 16:9 if Premiere did it's job correctly.

I guess the other question is - what are you going to do with the file ? If it is for DVD, then you can just encode it 16:9 anyway, and it won't matter that the avi wasn't flagged correctly.

[kippard]

FAR 1.500 (3:2) in GSpot. You're right, the VOB I made is fine, but I want to make a big nice, big web file too (one that will definitely display at 16:9).

[guns1inger]

For the web you are better off creating an output with 1:1 PAR, so you should output using a custom template in a suitable codec. 854 x 480 should give you 16:9 with a 1:1 PAR

[kippard]

:thumbsup: Thank you guns.