After Effects squeezing footage at DVinfo.net

Brendan South · December 22nd, 2009, 07:24 PM

So I exported my final cut from Premiere Pro, and imported it to After Effects. All CS3. When I export from AE, it is taking my 16:9 footage and squeezing it to 4:3. When it plays in AE it is 16:9, but every time I export, it squeezes. Set to NTSC DV Widescreen, h.264 on export. The size it says its exporting is 720x480. I don't get it. Any Help?

Marty Welk · December 22nd, 2009, 08:01 PM

it was 720x480, it is 720x480 and when you put it on dvd it will be 720x480, only the aspect is changed to protect the innocent :-)
i Just tried to write about this, see if this helps
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/non-line...irtualdub.html

Steve Kalle · December 22nd, 2009, 10:47 PM

In AE CS4, I just exported several sizes of a clip today in H.264 from DV Widescreen Square Pixel (872x486) and it said to use "Stretch".

Brendan South · December 23rd, 2009, 09:56 AM

Marty, I read the article. Didn't really help. See, I'm not making dvd's, I am putting it up on the web. When I upload it to youtube, the squeeze is still there. I've spent 2 days exporting and uploading. I'm lost.

Daniel Epstein · December 23rd, 2009, 11:00 AM

Brendan,
Welcome to the world of web player voodoo. Try 720x405 on output if memory serves correctly. For some reason some web video players like the math to be easy and don't interpret pixels like we do in video world.

Brendan South · December 24th, 2009, 08:49 AM

Got it figured out. At least good enough. Don't really know what I did to get it this way but I am please.

vimeo.com/thebrendansouth to see what I am talking about.

December 22nd, 2009, 07:24 PM	#1
Brendan South New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 13	After Effects squeezing footage So I exported my final cut from Premiere Pro, and imported it to After Effects. All CS3. When I export from AE, it is taking my 16:9 footage and squeezing it to 4:3. When it plays in AE it is 16:9, but every time I export, it squeezes. Set to NTSC DV Widescreen, h.264 on export. The size it says its exporting is 720x480. I don't get it. Any Help?

December 22nd, 2009, 08:01 PM	#2
Marty Welk Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: East Bay Cali Posts: 563	it was 720x480, it is 720x480 and when you put it on dvd it will be 720x480, only the aspect is changed to protect the innocent :-) i Just tried to write about this, see if this helps http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/non-line...irtualdub.html __________________ ----------------sig----------------- Re-learning everything all over again, one more time.

December 22nd, 2009, 10:47 PM	#3
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	In AE CS4, I just exported several sizes of a clip today in H.264 from DV Widescreen Square Pixel (872x486) and it said to use "Stretch".

December 23rd, 2009, 09:56 AM	#4
Brendan South New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 13	Marty, I read the article. Didn't really help. See, I'm not making dvd's, I am putting it up on the web. When I upload it to youtube, the squeeze is still there. I've spent 2 days exporting and uploading. I'm lost.

December 23rd, 2009, 11:00 AM	#5
Daniel Epstein Trustee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,267	Brendan, Welcome to the world of web player voodoo. Try 720x405 on output if memory serves correctly. For some reason some web video players like the math to be easy and don't interpret pixels like we do in video world.

December 24th, 2009, 08:49 AM	#6
Brendan South New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 13	Got it figured out. At least good enough. Don't really know what I did to get it this way but I am please. vimeo.com/thebrendansouth to see what I am talking about.