I just finished editing a video project on Final Cut Pro 7. I am trying to export as a Quicktime movie but for some reason it keeps coming out as 4:3 instead of 16:9. The footage was shot in the correct format to support it, I did convert the raw footage to ApplePro 422 (LT) and some may be ApplePro 422 (HQ), but I can't seem to find the correct setting to get a 16:9 Quicktime movie.
Can anyone help me with this issue?
Thank you
Final Cut Pro 7, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Click anywhere in your timeline and then type Command + 0 {zero} to see your sequence settings. Either take a screen shot of your sequence settings and post that here or report the sequence settings here.
Please describe exactly how you are doing your export.
MtD
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To export to Quicktime movie:
I go into the File dropdown menu and select Export.
I have tried Exporting by selecting Quicktime Movie and I have tried selecting Using Quicktime Conversion. Both have given me a Quicktime movie that is a 4:3 when I play it.
Hmmmm . . . questions - was this DVCPro source material?
Is this why your pixel aspect set to 960x720?
Is your footage interlaced? You have chosen lower field dominance, all HD that I am aware of is Upper field dominant if it is interlaced.
And I've never heard of 720i footage.
Can you select one of your source clips in the FCP browser and once selected type Command + 9 to see the item properties for the source clip, and post that here?
Thanks
MtD
The raw footage was shot on a DLSR camera (Nikon). I had done a project using footage from the same camera and didn't h ave this problem. I was using an older computer at the time, but that is the only difference I can think of.
this is a better shot showing they entire contents of the window
If you look at the properties of your source footage, you'll see that they at 1920 x 1080 at 23.98fps with a Square pixel aspect ratio and shot in progressive, not interlaced.
You are editing in a Sequence that matches none of those properties, is that your intention?
You are changing the footage to 1280x720 29.97fps with a pixel aspect ratio of 1.5 and interlacing the footage, is that what you want to do?
I'm not trying to be difficult, just asking.
Regarding your non 16:9 export, make a copy of your sequence (duplicate it) and then, working in the copy in the copy's sequence settings change the Pixel Aspect Ratio to Square (I know this sound counter intuitive). and try a test export.
MtD
No you're not being difficult at all, I am not an experienced editor by any means. I really don't know much about the spacifics that you are talking about, what I am doing is not intentional, it's all accidental. When we worked on the first project using the Nikon DLSR camera, an editor friend had said to convert the raw footage off of the card from the camera into either ApplePro 422 (LT) or ApplePro 422 (HQ). SO I did that using MPEG Streamclip and used that converted footage to import into FC and edit with. To be honest, I don't really understand what that does to the footage, I just know that it enables me to edit in FC, whereas with ouot converting it in that way, I cannot. The files are too big to play on the timeline or something like that. I'm sorry, I am not so much an editor as I am a director who edits out of necessity. I'm not very knowledgeable techniqically speaking.
I will try your suggestion and see what happening.
Thank you for trying to help figure this out. I appreciate the help.
I tried your suggestion and change it to "square", unfortunately there is no change.
this is what it looks like in FC on the timeline
OK, so with the Sequence Settings set to Square pixel aspect ratio (I'd also change the compressor to Apple Pro Res 422 as the HQ setting is a waste of disk space, given your source material originated on H.264) click anywhere in the timeline and go to the menu File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion , , ,
and when the Save pane opens, Name the file and navigate to where you want the file stored, then click on the Options button
Click on the Video Settings button
Set the compression type to whatever format you need and click OK,
Now click on the Size Button, and when the Export Size Pane opens, set the dimensions to HD 1280x720 16:9:
and click OK.
Uncheck Prepare for Internet Streaming, and Click OK.
Now click Save - it should export and you can check the results.
MtD
Thank you! I will do this and let you know how it goes.
Final Cut Pro 7
