Help in Final Cut Pro video size

[Sue Barker]

Hi there

I am new to editing in final cut pro and have a video that seams to be windscreen but the sequence timeline has changed it too a 4:3 layout. Does anyone know how to change it back? Your help would be much appreciated. One more thing: when i toggle the anamorphic setting it just squashes the video even more.

Thanks

Kyle



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[rumplestiltskin]

The picture you linked looks fine.

Check your sequence settings.

[Sue Barker]

The picture on the right is the final film. And it has those black borders around the footage. I have played around with the sequence settings although am unable to get rid of the black boxes.

Thanks for your help.

[rumplestiltskin]

Are you saying that the letterboxing I see in the Canvas window remains intact if you export the video to a QuickTime movie? You see the letterboxing then, as well?

[Sue Barker]

Yes. That is exactly the problem. Any suggestions?

[rumplestiltskin]

If the original footage appears (prior to being imported into FCP) correct (not letterboxed and in the proper proportions), then your sequence was setup as something 4:3, not 16:9.

I do not know the source of your video. When I edit footage from my SD 16:9 camcorder (which is anamorphic), I use the DV 4:3 Anamorphic setting. My footage is then imported and it stays 16:9. When I export, there's no letterboxing.

[rumplestiltskin]

Sue,

Can you post a link where I might download a few seconds of the video footage? Perhaps I can drop it into my FCP and see what transpires.

[Sue Barker]

Hi,

I had to upload it and it looks like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=248I4v7378A

[rumplestiltskin]

Once YouTube has its way with it, it's no longer something I can examine in FCP.

(I got an error from YouTube when attempting to load it.)

Try using a free service like adrive.com where you may upload it and then make the file "public" and PM (or post) the link.