4:3 photos in a 16:9 sequence at DVinfo.net

Mark Shea · October 31st, 2004, 10:47 PM

Hi
I shot some anamorphic 16:9 with my XL1 and loaded it into FCP. I wish to use quite a few digital photos in this project. The photos are not anamorphic and look fairly ordinary when stretched.
Is there any way I can get around this problem so as the digital stills appear the same frame size as the video footage?

Rob Lohman · November 1st, 2004, 04:32 AM

The only real way to get this correctly is to crop the photos to a
16x9 chunk (you can do the math on the pictures resolution) so
that the photos will be widescreen as well. Otherwise they will
appear stretched.

Boyd Ostroff · November 1st, 2004, 08:37 AM

Yeah, it seems pretty obvious that you will need to crop the photos to fit the frame (unless you want to pillarbox them with black lines to the left and right). Crop and resize them in Photoshop so that your end product is 854x480. Then you can import them into your project and they'll be properly proportioned.

K. Forman · November 1st, 2004, 08:57 AM

I haven't used FCP, but in Premiere, there is a menu selection "Maintain Aspect Ratio". This keeps images from distorting. Is there maybe something similar for FCP?

John C. Chu · November 1st, 2004, 09:01 AM

You guys might also consider a great little program called "Photo To Movie"--it handles photos in 16:9 just great.

I find it indispensible.

Rob Lohman · November 1st, 2004, 09:10 AM

Keith: the only way that would work with a 4:3 picture in a 16:9
project is to pillarbox it. Otherwise you will HAVE to crop!

Mark Shea · November 4th, 2004, 05:30 PM

Jean-Philippe I have been cropping the 4:3 photos so far by setting their motion-scale in the viewer to 45 in a FCP4 16:9 sequence

What I want to do, if possible is keep uniformity through the project with out having to crop my photos

This question probably belongs more in an editing forum.....But can 4:3 photos be converted to 16:9 without appearing stretched....or vice versa with 16:9 footage dropped into 4:3 sequence?

October 31st, 2004, 10:47 PM	#1
Mark Shea Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: no fixed address Posts: 119	using non anamorphic photos with anamorphic video Hi I shot some anamorphic 16:9 with my XL1 and loaded it into FCP. I wish to use quite a few digital photos in this project. The photos are not anamorphic and look fairly ordinary when stretched. Is there any way I can get around this problem so as the digital stills appear the same frame size as the video footage?

November 1st, 2004, 04:32 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	The only real way to get this correctly is to crop the photos to a 16x9 chunk (you can do the math on the pictures resolution) so that the photos will be widescreen as well. Otherwise they will appear stretched. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 1st, 2004, 08:57 AM	#4
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I haven't used FCP, but in Premiere, there is a menu selection "Maintain Aspect Ratio". This keeps images from distorting. Is there maybe something similar for FCP? __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

November 1st, 2004, 09:10 AM	#6
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Keith: the only way that would work with a 4:3 picture in a 16:9 project is to pillarbox it. Otherwise you will HAVE to crop! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 4th, 2004, 05:30 PM	#7
Mark Shea Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: no fixed address Posts: 119	4:3 photos in a 16:9 sequence Jean-Philippe I have been cropping the 4:3 photos so far by setting their motion-scale in the viewer to 45 in a FCP4 16:9 sequence What I want to do, if possible is keep uniformity through the project with out having to crop my photos This question probably belongs more in an editing forum.....But can 4:3 photos be converted to 16:9 without appearing stretched....or vice versa with 16:9 footage dropped into 4:3 sequence?

November 1st, 2004, 08:37 AM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,800	Yeah, it seems pretty obvious that you will need to crop the photos to fit the frame (unless you want to pillarbox them with black lines to the left and right). Crop and resize them in Photoshop so that your end product is 854x480. Then you can import them into your project and they'll be properly proportioned.

November 1st, 2004, 09:01 AM	#5
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	You guys might also consider a great little program called "Photo To Movie"--it handles photos in 16:9 just great. I find it indispensible.