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I've done it again. My 16:9 has changed to a 5:4 (if those are the right numbers). You know, from wide screen to square box. And I have three projects going and they ALL changed. There's this little red box sitting in the right side of my main viewer. I can't make it go away. How do I get back to the earlier perspective? If someone tells me, I promise this time I'll write it down on a sticky for next time I screw up. Optional assignment: how DID I screw up?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 5:29 PM

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Answer 1

saxyjazzman Author

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Apr 25, 2021 5:52 PM in response to saxyjazzman

That really helped on the project that seem to have modified spontaneously. There’s another project where Shift Z is not having any effect. I’ll get back later and describe that in more detail. Thanks Tom.

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saxyjazzman Author

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Apr 26, 2021 5:39 PM in response to saxyjazzman

Follow up on your helpful suggestion: For clips that didn't respond to Shift Z, I re-dragged them from the "all files" box to the Timeline, where they appear as 16:9, then carefully deleted the 5:4 versions from the Timeline. Remaining problem is that if I try to do a Ken Burns on them, the 5:4 framing appears, which will convert them back to 5:4.

How do I get those Ken Burns indicators to revert to 16:9?

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Answer 3

Tom Wolsky

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Apr 26, 2021 5:43 PM in response to saxyjazzman

The red box in the viewer has nothing to do with the clips only with the viewer itself. Shift-Z is to fit to the viewer and also has noticing to do with the clips.

Can you give the dimensions of the original clips and the dimensions of the project? Check what spatial conform is being used for then clips when they're placed in the project, if the clip dimension is different from the project dimension.

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 26, 2021 6:52 PM in response to saxyjazzman

Did you indeed the project to be 640x480. The frame rate is 39.97. IDs that’s what your media frame rate is? Is this iPhone video?

If the spatial confirm for 1080 video is set to Fit for a 640x480 project the video will look letterboxed.

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saxyjazzman Author

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Apr 26, 2021 8:45 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

OK, you nailed it Tom. I took notes. Should be able to correct in the future if it happens again. Both the QT inspector for a typical clip and the FCP dimensions inspector now show 29.97 frame rate. You da man. Arnold

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Answer 6

Tom Wolsky

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Apr 26, 2021 7:03 PM in response to saxyjazzman

Click the Modify button in the first image. Change it to what you want. Make sure the frame rate is correct. Check the specs of the media in the QuickTime player inspector window.

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saxyjazzman Author

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Apr 26, 2021 6:44 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Looks like the

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Answer 8

Tom Wolsky

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Apr 25, 2021 5:32 PM in response to saxyjazzman

That just indicates you're zoomed into the Viewer. You're not seeing the full frame. Click in the Viewer and press Shift-Z to set the content to fit the screen.

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saxyjazzman Author

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Apr 26, 2021 5:59 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Could you please direct me to where I can review the project dimensions? Original clips are 1920x1080. That's how I should have described them first. Do not know how to check spatial conform.

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