Final Cut Pro - Rendering out to 4:3

[Jeff_NJ]

Hi fellas,

I imported a bunch of pre-existing footage that's in 4:3 format. I'd like to be able to export this with the same 4:3 aspect ratio. When I export to QT, and open it, the video is 4:3, but the player is setup for 16:9. I've never done 4:3 before. Is there some kind of setting I need to change on the timeline? If so, what would that be?

Thanks in advance!

Jeff

[terryj]

THe Quicktime Player takes it's sizing from the aspect ratio
of your exported video from Final Cut. IF it is sizing to 16:9,
its because the exported video was flagged to be 16:9
(letterboxing your 4:3 video to make it appear 16:9).

The setting is preset in your Final Cut Preferences,
before you create a New Project / Sequence.

Open Final Cut, create new Project, Under Preferences, General Tab,
select the format of the Sequence to be used, either 16:9 or 4;3.

[Jeff_NJ]

Uh oh.. what if I already created the project? Any way to change it now? Just asking because I'm not at home with my Mac to try this yet.

Thanks.

[terryj]

You'd have to create a new Project, and move/reimport the media
and re-create the project from scratch( sure way) or you
could try to export it again from FCP as Quicktime to an Anamorphic
codec setting ( like DV NTSC 48khz Anamorphic) ( not entirely sure way)
and see if that fixes it....