Aspect ratio with large files, zoomed in still has wrong aspect ratio?

shogo wrote on 6/17/2003, 12:17 AM
Hi guy's I made a large 3600x3600 Photoshop file, put in lots of frame grabs from video clips in it but when I import it into vegas it's aspect ratio is a square even when I zoom way in. I can use they maintain aspect ratio option but it stretches my picture. I didn't realize when I made the file that because of the sqaure shaped aspect of it that even zoomed in it still would try and use that aspect ratio. Is there a way around this or is it just a redo????????????

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FuTz wrote on 6/17/2003, 7:53 AM

Using the Pan/Crop tool, did you UNchecked the "stretch to fill frame" box?
In brief:
-do you put that picture on timeline?
-do you use the Pan/Crop tool and are sure to place the first key at the *beginning* of the clip on timeline?
-did you CHECK the "maintain aspect ratio" box?
-did you UNchecked the "stretch to fill frame" box?

Everything should work fine if you follow all those steps...

Oh yeah, and your preview window background color, did you just selected the gray or white background just to checkout if that is not a wrong "reading" you get with a black background that matches your picture borders?
mikkie wrote on 6/17/2003, 8:57 AM
'nother thing to try is setting the pixel aspect of your picture - right click on it in the timeline and select properties -> go to the 2nd tab. Try setting it to match your proj ratio, which should already match your imported footage. Then do a short test render to make sure nothing is stretched.
shogo wrote on 6/17/2003, 7:30 PM
Thanks for the great responses but none of them worked, but what did was to change in the Pan/Crop presets use the 4:3 Standard TV aspect ratio and it fills all but just barley the top and bottom which is fine because I will be outputting to DVD and the action safe areas are still visable. Very cool and thanks guys for the suggestions it got me thinking.
SonyDennis wrote on 6/20/2003, 5:12 PM
right-click in image, select "Match Output Aspect".
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