How to crop DV material 4:3 PAL to 16:9 widescreen PAL?

BlackJack11 · Post by **BlackJack11** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:13 pm

Hi,
I'm newbie in this subject.
I've got materials taped using Sony DV camcorder in 4:3 format PAL.
Now because owning a plazma widescreen TV I'd like to convert it using VideoStudio 10 Plus to widescreen 16:9 format PAL with 5.1 sound.
How to propertly crop all captured material do 16:9?

I searched forum but with no result.

Thx in advance.

Regards,
Jacek

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:25 pm

There have been a number of previous posts. Quite simply you can only do this by losing the tops and bottoms of your 4.3 video otherwise you end up with fat people.

The two favourite methods are:

1. Placing the video onto an overlay track and then resizing the video as required.
Alternatively
2. Use the crop filter.

Depending upon what your video is, you can also employ tricks by filling out the unwanted black bars with something else in the background so that it all appears deliberate - such as a subtitle along the bottom or use of a TV News program style 'lower third.'

When I transferred my collection fs Super 8 cine films to DVD I didn't want to lose anything by cropping and so I created a cinema style effect
Converting Super 8 Films and here is a demo:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp6nnK2GgeA

BlackJack11 · Post by **BlackJack11** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:40 pm

>Quite simply you can only do this by losing the tops and bottoms of your >4.3 video

I know, I must loos mome part of video but how to propertly set the frame to mach 16:9 format? Any dimensions?
Is there step by step tutorial?

>1. Placing the video onto an overlay track and then resizing the video as >required.

Any datails?

>Alternatively
>2. Use the crop filter.

Any details?

I'm completly newbie... sorry........

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:45 pm

Please view:
Decoration
Here you will see described how to resize items on the overlay tracks.

Please view:
Video filters
The bit about the Ken Burns Effect should describe what you are looking for.

NoM.O · Post by **NoM.O** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:17 pm

Also, Trevor Andrew has written an excellent guide, 16:9~A look at widescreen. That should give you a couple of useful tips, with step by step instructions toward the end.

peace.

BlackJack11 · Post by **BlackJack11** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:42 pm

Many thanks for your help....

Regadrs,
BJ