This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Maintain original aspect ratio?

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] Maintain original aspect ratio?

The project's 16:9 30i.

Will do all these things Monday morning. Ideally, I'd like the clips to
import and preserve their original AR, as opposed to applying an effect
later on. Will try it out. Thanks!

On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 7:48 AM, electropura212 <electropura212@gmail.com>wrote:

> Are you editing in 16:9 SD or HD?
>
> Make the Image Aspect Ratio and Reformat Columns in your bin visible.
> Adjust accordingly.
>
> Note..these settings will be non-functional if you import an SD 4:3 image
> into an HD project. The stretch will be "baked in", as all HD material is
> assumed to be 16:9.
>
> If working in HD, it's best to import/capture SD images into an SD 4:3
> project first (or temporarily change your project settings). Then these
> columns in the bin will be active and you can reformat without adding an
> effect.
>
> If you are editing all SD, then the columns should be active and you should
> be able to re-format.
>
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> Adjust accordingly.
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> On Saturday, March 9, 2013, bouke wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Aspect ratio is defined by the project settings.
> > Do not forget, in SD, both 4:3 and 16:9 have exact the same pixels
> > There is a flag that defines how it is shown.
> > So, your only worry is to get the image in you raster (720 x 576 PAL or
> > 720
> > x 486 NTSC).
> > Then tell Avid if the project is 16:9 or 4:3
> > Clips that do not match do need a scaling effect. (pan / scan)
> >
> > Thus, if you have a 4:3 image in a 16:9 project, and you don't want the
> > image distorted,
> > you need to cut out 'some' part of the image, and it'll be blown up.
> > Quality
> > loss, yes, but there is no other option.
> > Shots like clouds / trees / wide nature shots you might get away without
> > scaling, just look at the image.
> >
> > hth,
> >
> > Bouke
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Breiburg" <mike.breiburg@gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml',
> > 'mike.breiburg%40gmail.com');>>
> > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> > 'Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com');>>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 12:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Maintain original aspect ratio?
> >
> > > I've already tried that. What ends up happening is that it keeps the
> > > image
> > > close to the original size yet it still adjusts it's aspect ratio :(
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Michael Kedor <mikedor@gmail.com<javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'mikedor%40gmail.com');>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> **
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> When you import select "do not resize smaller videos"
> > >>
> > >> Sent from iKedor mini
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mar 8, 2013, at 4:15 PM, Mike Breiburg <mike.breiburg@gmail.com<javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'mike.breiburg%40gmail.com');>>
> >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Running MC 5.5.3.6 on OSX 10.6.7
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm importing videos with various aspect ratios into a 16:9 project
> > and
> > >> was
> > >> > wondering if there's a way to maintain their original aspect ratio
> > upon
> > >> > import, as opposed to applying an effect later on, otherwise all the
> > >> > 4:3
> > >> > videos get stretched out to 16:9. I can change the project to 4:3
> but
> > >> then
> > >> > the same'll happen to the 16:9 videos.
> > >> >
> > >> > Didn't there used to be a maintain aspect ratio option in the import
> > >> > settings? It doesn't seem to be in this version of MC.
> > >> >
> > >> > TIA
> > >> >
> > >> > Mike
> > >> >
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