Firewire output to widescreen preview
by adam kruckenberg
on
May 15, 2008 at 12:18:43 am
I'm trying to preview / record my 16:9 comp on my widescreen camcorder, but it's only displaying a squished 4:3. I'm doubting it's a setting on the camcorder, (I've tried without luck) I'm trying to find if there is a setting in AE that's causing it to show as fullscreen rather than widescreen over the firewire.
Re: Firewire output to widescreen preview by Tim Robinson on May 15, 2008 at 2:42:34 pm
The camera should have the setting. With all firewire, it sends the format you tell it to. So if you tell it to send widescreen, it will tell the device it's in widescreen. That firewire device has its own settings for output. Cameras aren't know for being a great "passthrough/preview" so it may not have the settings you need like VTR's.
Re: Firewire output to widescreen preview by adam kruckenberg on May 15, 2008 at 5:54:09 pm
I'm not only using it as a passthru, but I also want to record this onto the dv tape as a backup. Plus, where I edit I don't always have room for my monitor so I cheat and just use the lcd screen on the camcorder.
Any 3rd party programs I could download that would do this? I've tried WinDV but that doesn't give me the live preview like AfterEffects does.
Re: Firewire output to widescreen preview by Dave LaRonde on May 15, 2008 at 6:29:39 pm
[adam kruckenberg]"I'm not only using it as a passthru, but I also want to record this onto the dv tape as a backup...."
Well, that's not a problem. DV widescreen is 720x480, just like 4x3 DV is. The worst thing that could happen is that you'll have to remind your capture software that this is widescreen and not 4x3.
"...where I edit I don't always have room for my monitor so I cheat and just use the lcd screen on the camcorder."
Okay, so you might not be able to work in AE and take care of business in the Men's Room simultaneously. It's still better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
