Full Body Shots and Aspect Ratio

[jamesq]

To get a full body shot, I have to turn my camera on its side.
I start with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
After the shots are loaded into the program, the figures are always a little distorted to the short side.
This is always after I rotate the video 90 degrees so that it is upright.
Is there a solution to this problem?

Also, sometimes whan I use a still image in the video track and a video in the pip track, the still image won't fill up the entire screen. This situation also occurs when a video has been rotated 90 degrees. Is there any solution to that?

[skier-hughes]

Two options, put the video on an overlay track and put up a fancy coloured background to fill the space, whilst elongating your video to make it the right perspective. There's always a compromise when doing this sort of a Manoeuvre or shoot further away from your subject and film in landscape mode.

[Kingston]

If you are talking about keeping a perfect circle from distorting after rotation, then on the Attribute tab (after clicking the blue Options button on far right) select the "Distort Clip" option. Then over in the preview window, right-click and select "Keep Aspect Ratio" from the pop-up menu. If that doesn't work then maybe one of the other options on the pop-up menu will correct the distortion.

The other option you may have to test is the "Perform non-square pixel rendering" option in the project settings (and share settings). Depending on the project dimensions, that can distort an image. It's sort of equivalent to selecting Keep Aspect Ratio or Fit to Screen (project dimensions).

[lata]

Hi

Always shoot the video in landscape view, do not turn the camera through 90 degrees.

If you cannot fit the full body stand further back or use a wide angle lens.

The vertical resolution is gonna be the same, but rotating the video is going to reduce the quality.

If you are really stuck and have to shoot at 90 degrees then use the distort option from the top track or work in the overlay track to stretch distort the frame to reduce the pounds.