1.333 and 1.000 HDV!? at DVinfo.net

Gregory Stevens · December 7th, 2010, 06:38 PM

I'm so stuck right now.

I shot my footage on my Canon XHA1 in 60i HDV mode. I used HDV Split to capture this footage which made all my files .m2t. I edited my footage and everything is groovy up until this part.

Exporting.

I am trying to export my video to be uploaded on facebook or youtube. However, when I export a 1.333 dimension video and upload it to one of these sites it squishes everything together and forces it to 4x3 ratio (THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO BURN A DVD!). What am I doing wrong? I really don't understand why the video wouldn't upload as 16:9 HDV when I exported it that way (and also checked the project settings)

Someone out there, please help! If you need any more information - ask. I'll be refreshing the page like mad.

Seth Bloombaum · December 7th, 2010, 07:13 PM

There are two aspect ratios at play in hdv - Picture Aspect Ratio (normally just called Aspect Ratio, or perhaps Screen Aspect Ratio) and Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR).

Youtube can be very unfriendly to non-square pixels. I highly recommend you render to 720p, that is, 1280x720 with a PAR of 1.0 (square pixels). IMHO that's the current sweet spot for HD on YouTube.

December 7th, 2010, 06:38 PM	#1
Gregory Stevens New Boot Join Date: May 2010 Location: New York Posts: 24	1.333 and 1.000 HDV!? I'm so stuck right now. I shot my footage on my Canon XHA1 in 60i HDV mode. I used HDV Split to capture this footage which made all my files .m2t. I edited my footage and everything is groovy up until this part. Exporting. I am trying to export my video to be uploaded on facebook or youtube. However, when I export a 1.333 dimension video and upload it to one of these sites it squishes everything together and forces it to 4x3 ratio (THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO BURN A DVD!). What am I doing wrong? I really don't understand why the video wouldn't upload as 16:9 HDV when I exported it that way (and also checked the project settings) Someone out there, please help! If you need any more information - ask. I'll be refreshing the page like mad.

December 7th, 2010, 07:13 PM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	There are two aspect ratios at play in hdv - Picture Aspect Ratio (normally just called Aspect Ratio, or perhaps Screen Aspect Ratio) and Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR). Youtube can be very unfriendly to non-square pixels. I highly recommend you render to 720p, that is, 1280x720 with a PAR of 1.0 (square pixels). IMHO that's the current sweet spot for HD on YouTube. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.