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Bruce Meyers · January 4th, 2006, 10:51 PM

If you're editing HD100 footage

in a 1280 x 720 AIC formated sequence at 23.98 how do you crop it so that you can have that neat 2.35 wide movie letterbox thingamajig?

Brian Duke · January 5th, 2006, 01:06 AM

There is already so many threads covering that issue. Do a search and you will find the knowldge =) SEARCH: 2:35.1

John Hewat · January 9th, 2006, 10:00 PM

I searched (that's how I found this thread) but can only find topics applicable to SD rather that HD. I have the same question; I want to crop my 1080i footage from my Z1 from 1.77:1 to 2.35:1.

I know PPro has a 'clip' function that allows this, but I don't know how to tell how many pixels I should be clipping.

Brian Duke · January 9th, 2006, 10:11 PM

Are you using FCP? IF so, use the crop, but perhaps the "matte" in Effects and select 2:35.1. Then you can crop out the black letterbox afterwards.

John Hewat · January 9th, 2006, 10:26 PM

I'm using Premiere Pro and the 'clip' function to do it, but I don't know how much to clip. Has anybody done it and got the correct aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with 1080i footage? Or 720p footage for Bruce?

Tim Dashwood · January 9th, 2006, 11:25 PM

The use the "widescreen" video filter found in the Matte sub-menu. It has presets for all of the common aspect ratios.

Charles Papert · January 24th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Someone posted a few years ago with a link to Photoshop files of the various aspect ratio mattes that you simply drop in as a new top video layer, the advantage over selecting the filter in FCP that it took less time to render. Anyone know where these can be found?

Charles Papert · January 24th, 2006, 01:56 PM

...and then I found it, from our very own Rob Lohman:

http://www.visuar.com/letterbox/calc.htm

Dave Perry · January 25th, 2006, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles Papert

http://www.visuar.com/letterbox/calc.htm

SUH-WEET!!!

January 4th, 2006, 10:51 PM	#1
Bruce Meyers Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maldives Posts: 97	2.35 If you're editing HD100 footage in a 1280 x 720 AIC formated sequence at 23.98 how do you crop it so that you can have that neat 2.35 wide movie letterbox thingamajig?

January 9th, 2006, 11:25 PM	#6
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	The use the "widescreen" video filter found in the Matte sub-menu. It has presets for all of the common aspect ratios. __________________ Tim Dashwood

January 24th, 2006, 01:54 PM	#7
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Someone posted a few years ago with a link to Photoshop files of the various aspect ratio mattes that you simply drop in as a new top video layer, the advantage over selecting the filter in FCP that it took less time to render. Anyone know where these can be found? __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

January 24th, 2006, 01:56 PM	#8
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	...and then I found it, from our very own Rob Lohman: http://www.visuar.com/letterbox/calc.htm __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

January 5th, 2006, 01:06 AM	#2
Brian Duke Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 899	There is already so many threads covering that issue. Do a search and you will find the knowldge =) SEARCH: 2:35.1

January 9th, 2006, 10:00 PM	#3
John Hewat Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Posts: 735	I searched (that's how I found this thread) but can only find topics applicable to SD rather that HD. I have the same question; I want to crop my 1080i footage from my Z1 from 1.77:1 to 2.35:1. I know PPro has a 'clip' function that allows this, but I don't know how to tell how many pixels I should be clipping.

January 9th, 2006, 10:11 PM	#4
Brian Duke Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 899	Are you using FCP? IF so, use the crop, but perhaps the "matte" in Effects and select 2:35.1. Then you can crop out the black letterbox afterwards.

January 9th, 2006, 10:26 PM	#5
John Hewat Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Posts: 735	I'm using Premiere Pro and the 'clip' function to do it, but I don't know how much to clip. Has anybody done it and got the correct aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with 1080i footage? Or 720p footage for Bruce?