16:9 FCP jpeg export at DVinfo.net

Bill Pryor · January 12th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Does anybody know how to export a frame from a 16:9 timeline and make it stay in 16:9? All I seem to be able to do is export a frame and it lands as a 4:3 still.

Dana Salsbury · January 12th, 2008, 04:57 PM

That's odd. If you do an export in FCP as a still JPG, you should be able to open in in Photoshop as 16X9. How are you exporting? What are you doing with the export?

Ryan Mueller · January 12th, 2008, 05:04 PM

Just exported a frame from a 16x9 timeline and it exported 16x9. Maybe if you state your method of exporting the frame I could see if I can locate your problem?

Bill Pryor · January 12th, 2008, 06:16 PM

I just went to export, scrolled down to still image and did the export, but it always comes out 4:3 distorted.

Chris Harris · January 12th, 2008, 06:20 PM

You could open it up in Preview and change the size from 1440x1080 to 1920x1080.

Andrew Kimery · January 12th, 2008, 07:09 PM

AFAIK if you are using an anamorphic HD format (like DVCPro HD or HDV) when you export a still it will be displayed as square pixels (so not 16x9). You'll need to resize the image in Photoshop or something.

-A

Mike Flynn · January 13th, 2008, 02:48 PM

I think Andrew is right. Try changing the pixel aspect ratio in Photoshop to DV Widescreen. Or just resize it and up the horizontal pixels but not the vertical.

Boyd Ostroff · January 14th, 2008, 09:44 PM

Yep, all exported DV will be 720x480 NTSC (or 720x576 PAL). And note that isn't 4:3 either (which would be 640x480).... it's 3:2. So regardless of whether you're exporting 4:3 or 16:9, the proportions will be wrong on a computer screen and you'll need to resize.

For a 4:3 image, just make sure the width is 1.33 times the height, such as 640x480. For 16:9 the width should be 1.78 times the height, such as 854x480.

January 12th, 2008, 04:13 PM	#1
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	16:9 FCP jpeg export Does anybody know how to export a frame from a 16:9 timeline and make it stay in 16:9? All I seem to be able to do is export a frame and it lands as a 4:3 still.

January 12th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#2
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	That's odd. If you do an export in FCP as a still JPG, you should be able to open in in Photoshop as 16X9. How are you exporting? What are you doing with the export? __________________ www.LegacyHDV.com Weddings \| Corporate \| HMC150s \| FCPX \| Encore \| Lion

January 12th, 2008, 05:04 PM	#3
Ryan Mueller Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO Posts: 336	Just exported a frame from a 16x9 timeline and it exported 16x9. Maybe if you state your method of exporting the frame I could see if I can locate your problem?

January 12th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#4
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I just went to export, scrolled down to still image and did the export, but it always comes out 4:3 distorted.

January 12th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#5
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	You could open it up in Preview and change the size from 1440x1080 to 1920x1080.

January 12th, 2008, 07:09 PM	#6
Andrew Kimery Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 352	AFAIK if you are using an anamorphic HD format (like DVCPro HD or HDV) when you export a still it will be displayed as square pixels (so not 16x9). You'll need to resize the image in Photoshop or something. -A

January 13th, 2008, 02:48 PM	#7
Mike Flynn Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 94	I think Andrew is right. Try changing the pixel aspect ratio in Photoshop to DV Widescreen. Or just resize it and up the horizontal pixels but not the vertical.

January 14th, 2008, 09:44 PM	#8
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,798	Yep, all exported DV will be 720x480 NTSC (or 720x576 PAL). And note that isn't 4:3 either (which would be 640x480).... it's 3:2. So regardless of whether you're exporting 4:3 or 16:9, the proportions will be wrong on a computer screen and you'll need to resize. For a 4:3 image, just make sure the width is 1.33 times the height, such as 640x480. For 16:9 the width should be 1.78 times the height, such as 854x480.