16:9

randazzo · Post by **randazzo** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:03 am

Hello Everybody,

My panasonic camcorder doesn't film in real 16:9 format. It just puts two black bars on top and bottom.

When I capture the footage VS9 looks at it like 4:3 footage. So I have my clips in 4:3 format with 2 black bars. What must I do to treat this material as "real" 16:9 in VS9.

Thanks in advance.

Jean-Pierre

Terry Stetler · Post by **Terry Stetler** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:07 am

You could try cropping the bars off the footage and editing/exporting it as 16:9, but the quality wouldn't be anything to write home about due to the quality losses from scaling the video.

The best thing to do is to get a camcorder that supports a 16:9 "squeeze" mode. This still shoots the footage in a 4:3 frame, but the widescreen data is electronically squeezed horizontally to fit.

This kind of 16:9 is also called "anamorphic" and delivers better quality than the "fake" 16:9 your cam is currently shooting.

Another alternative, and almost as expensive as a new cam, is getting an anamorphic lens attachment. This would optically squeeze the widescreen data to fit the normal 4:3 DV video frame.

Either way doing 16:9 video correctly costs $$ if your cam doesn't properly support it.

randazzo · Post by **randazzo** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:13 am

I guess you're right. Thanks.

Seems I ended up with the wrong camcorder in the first place. Darn, that's my problem. I always end up missing something I didn't foresee.

Any of you recognize this?

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:38 am

Hi
I use 16:9 captured from my Panasonic GS-400.
The video has been recorded in widescreen. When viewed in VS 9 shows a black bar at the top and bottom as normal, and looks like wide screen.
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With the project properties set to 16:9
The 16:9 frame shows the full length of the preview window (border top and bottom)

When viewing a 4:3 clip the frame is smaller with a border on all sides.

Right click a clip in the timeline and select properties, what are the attributes.?

Also from file project properties, what are the attributes.?

What is the model of your camera?

Trevor

randazzo · Post by **randazzo** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:26 pm

Panasonic NV-GS120.

It's treated as a 3:4 clip.

Jean-Pierre

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:03 am

Hi Jean-Pierre

From file / preferences/ general ‘Change the background colour to anything but black, try Red’
Your preview screen is red, this indicates the size and aspect of your project frame.

Insert your captured clip into the ‘Overlay Track’

I see my clip sitting in the middle.

Does your clip contain black bars top and bottom?

If yes.

You could now re-size the video the frame to remove the black bars, be careful to keep the aspect ratio.
Render your video to a new file.

I do not know what the quality will be like.

Trevor

randazzo · Post by **randazzo** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:59 am

Thanks Trevor, it works but I lose to much quality.

Will need a new camera for wide screen.