Text Aspect Ratio Shifts Through Compressor
by Russell Lasson
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Jul 22, 2008 at 7:21:11 pm
I often use the text tool in FCP for simple titles. I've noticed that if the sequence setting is anything other than square pixels, if I export the sequence through Compressor directly from FCP, then the aspect ratio of the text changes. If the source was 16x9, it gets stretched vertically taller and looks all funny. If the source is 4x3, it's not as bad, but it gets squished so it's shorter.
I'm usually rendering 16x9 footage out to a H.264 file at 640x360. My 4x3 footage is 720x480 and compressing to 640x480.
My work around is to render a self contained or reference movie out of FCP, then use Compressor to compress it.
I want to see if anyone else is having this problem before I submit it to Apple.
Re: Text Aspect Ratio Shifts Through Compressor by Dave LaRonde on Jul 22, 2008 at 11:10:55 pm
[Russell Lasson]"...I export the sequence through Compressor directly from FCP... I want to see if anyone else is having this problem before I submit it to Apple "
Well, there's the problem. Compressor's had trouble handling direct exports from FCP since at least FCP4. And since it's such a long-standing problem, I wouldn't hold my breath that Apple will jump on the solution right away.
The immediate fix: export your sequence as a quicktime movie, and use it in Compressor instead.
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
Re: Text Aspect Ratio Shifts Through Compressor by Ronnie James on Jul 23, 2008 at 5:10:40 pm
I've been exporting directly from FCP timeline since v.5 without a problem. I'm mostly going from DV-NTSC to MPEG-2, though. Many many times without any problems and I'm particularly picky about such things.
