Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire
by Jiggy Gaton
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Aug 15, 2009 at 9:59:46 am
I don't know what happened, but after installing FCS3, I tried to create a DVD from the output that was shot in 16:9, looks like 16:9 in FCP and in QT, but when is put into iDVD or DVDSP, it only comes out 4:3. Yikes, the client is here and wants his DVD!!! Interestingly enough, I created an ipod version (using FCP 7 Share feature) and THAT file when places in iDVD or DVDSP outputs as expected. I'd pull my hair if I had any left...thx!
Phoenix Studios Nepal: A small A/V Production House in Kathmandu.
Re: Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire by Rafael Amador on Aug 15, 2009 at 10:31:42 am
Hi Jiggy,
In the DVDSTP "Outline" window, double click the tracks and make sure that in the "Track inspector" > Display Mode is not set to 4x3.
Hope it works.
Cheers from a small A/V Production House in Vientiane:-)
Rafael
Re: Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire by Jiggy Gaton on Aug 15, 2009 at 2:24:21 pm
Hi, thx for that tip, yes, I checked there and was using 16:9 pan-scan and the video looked fine in the viewer but during simulation both the menu and the track is at 4:3!
Anyway, still trying to resolve this. This KB: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2179 seems to indicate that there is/was a problem with iDVD interpreting a 16:9 sequence, and even after checking/following, there is nothing good to report...
Phoenix Studios Nepal: A small A/V Production House in Kathmandu.
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Re: Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire by Jiggy Gaton on Aug 15, 2009 at 2:31:22 pm
Tom, u rock! I used the QT Pro solution on the web link u provided and all is well now. They should use that page instead of the KB referenced in my last post:)
Phoenix Studios Nepal: A small A/V Production House in Kathmandu.
Re: Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire by Jiggy Gaton on Aug 15, 2009 at 2:54:31 pm
oh crapo Tom!! It worked when I changed the width of the file, which I immediately saw in iDVD preview. But then I burned the project and it was again at 4:3. I tried reimporting the file with the same old results. There is something very wrong here, as QT clearly sees the file at 1024x576, but will not retain a file that has an unpreserved aspect ration (maybe that bit is the problem?). I think I am now going to try your other programs...
Re: Immediate help needed: Anamorphic gone haywire by Rafael Amador on Aug 15, 2009 at 3:31:43 pm
Just don't forget that you are changing the Properties of your QT master.
Back in FC the movie may be recognized as 1024x576 square Pixels.
cheers,
rafael
