print to video problem

[izzyorion]

hi guys,

i need to hand in my final year film on mini dv - but when I print to video (using FCP 6.0.5) it does not keep the aspect ratio as 16:9 but turns it into 4:3, i've gone through all the settings I can find and everything aspect ratio related is set to 16:9 or DV pal anamorphic...

any ideas? I'm stumped!

BTW if I export as quicktime movie using current setting it is 16:9 lol!

 

[spinnerlys]

What device to print to are you using?
A DV deck or a camera?
Does that device support 16:9?

 

[izzyorion]

What device to print to are you using?
A DV deck or a camera?
Does that device support 16:9?

it is a sony videocamera - cannot remember the model number as it is my classmates and I do not have it to hand

the camera does support 16:9 and all settings are set as 16:9...

i am trying to play the movie on a projector by attaching it to the sony videocamera via the red, white and yellow cables but the movie is projected as 4:3 but it looks squashed...

 

[spinnerlys]

How does the video look on the camera's display?

Does the projector support 16:9?

Have you tried connecting the camera to another display device that supports 16:9, like a widescreen (HDTV) TV?

 

[lokibrehm]

sequence settings

have you tried changing your sequence settings (command-9)? there is a little box you can check if you want it be 16x9.

 

[CaptainChunk]

What format was the footage shot on?

In any case, if the footage you're printing to tape is set to DV NTSC 16:9, a lot of DV cameras will record the image as anamorphic, causing a vertical stretch when monitoring the video on the camera itself. After all, DV cameras are natively 4:3.

But if you play back on a video device that supports 16:9 widescreen, the video should squeeze back down to 16:9.

Another example: when you shoot in a "widescreen" mode on a DV camera, the image is still recorded as 4:3 and the camera will just add matte bars to the image to make it look like 16:9. In this case, you actually lose resolution.