Is there DVCPRO HD in Fcpx?
That is how DVCPRO-HD works, there's nothing wrong. From Wikipedia:
"DVCPRO HD uses smaller raster size than broadcast high definition television: 960x720 pixels for 720p, 1280x1080 for 1080/59.94i and 1440x1080 for 1080/50i. Similar horizontal downsampling is used in many other HD formats. To maintain compatibility with HD-SDI, DVCPRO100 equipment upsamples video during playback."
960x720 uses stretched pixels in order to achieve the 1280x720 resolution that is 720p. When you create the project it should be a 960x720 project but the playback resolution is 1280x720.
They're not "streatched", but re-sampled as stated. FYI.
Thank you. The footage looks stretched in the 1280 x 720 format. I have optimize media clicked. How can I make it look the way it was shot in 1280 x 720 (not stretched looking)?
960x720 is a 1280x720 output. The difference exists in how the image is encoded. If you set up a custom 960x720 project the exported media will still be displayed at 1280x720 resolution. The difference in the project settings has to do with pixel calculations made for things like title position. The stretching I referred to has to do with pixel aspect ratio where the 4:3 encoded pixels are read as 16:9 video (it's an inherited headache from previous codecs like DV). The 960 encoded pixels are read/decoded as 1280 pixels and the codec's compression compensates for the difference, so the image shouldn't look stretched. If it does look stretched it may be an issue with the optimized media. FCP X has native support for DVCPRO HD so you should be fine using the original footage. And according to a knowledge base article I looked at FCP X tries to prevent you from creating optimized media with the codec, so maybe the footage is being misinterpreted somewhere. If you can provide a picture of QT inspector or even better a sample clip I could help more.
This is how the original footage looks as shot. 960 x 720.
This is how it looks in fcpx. Upon import it changes and nothing I do inside fcpx seems to change it. How can I keep it looking like above in fcpx? I've tried optimizing and not optimizing media. Also, I cant find any other settings to try like DVCPRO HD. Ive also tried spatial conform settings and didnt work.
What camera shot this, because that does not look like any DVCPRO HD I've ever seen.
I'm going to be more concise so hopefully I can get a concise answer.
This footage was shot on an iPhone 5 in Socialcam. It was saved to my camera roll then imported into fcpx. The aspect ratio is 960 x 720. I want it to look as it was shot, screen shot 1.
It is looking like screen shot 2 due to it being imported as 1280 x 720. How can I preserve the 960 x 720 aspect ratio in fcpx. I don't mind if it has "bat wings". I just dont want it looking squeezed.
Can anyone answer that question with making judgements about iPhone video, Socialcam, DVCPRO HD or anything else?
I would just like to know if anyone has the answer. I've done 3 days of research and dont have the answer. Thanks.
Adjust the settings in the inspector- Adjustments>Transform>Scale. Then open the disclosure triangle to allow separate X-Y adjustments. Then manually adjust until it looks less distorted. In this case the original app is creating media that doesn't conform to a standard broadcast format.
Thank you so much James. I will try this.
So this has nothing to do with DVCPRO HD as far as I can see. The media was shot in the size it's in and that's the size of the project you should use to edit. If you want to letterbox or crop you should do that after the project is edited. That's my view.
Imported 960 x 720 but it's showing as 1280 x 720, how can i fix this?
