Apect Ratio Problem
by Mario Golfari
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Aug 28, 2009 at 3:35:53 pm
A client has asked me to use 720x480 (3:2 Aspect ratio) for a proyect. Is there a setting in Studio Pro to place black bars so that the image is not cut off on the sides in a 4:3 tv? We are in South America and almost everybody still only has a 4:3 tv.
I've already changed the aspect to 4:3 in Final cut (it automatically places black bars but for some reason the MPEG 2 render came out badly pixelated-?!)
Re: Apect Ratio Problem by Christopher Smith on Sep 15, 2009 at 9:22:35 pm
Select a track in the Outline panel
Go to the General tab of the Inspector
Set the Display Mode pulldown to 16:9 Letterbox.
This setting will automatically letterbox your video on television sets which display 4:3, and fill as much of the screen as possible on wider displays. The DVD player or DVD playing software takes care of this on playback.
16:9 Letterbox is a good setting to use consistently, unless you always use assets which are 4:3.
