I import 4x3 video clips (1440x1080). Project says it is a 4x3 aspect. But the video panel shows a 16x9 image with elements stretched out to fill the frame. I WANT TRUE OLD-SCHOOL 4X3.
You're sure that your clips are 4:3, because 1440x1080 resolution was used 15 years ago for HDV with a pixel aspect ratio of 1,333 which resulted in a 16:9 video aspect ratio?
You decide if this thread applies to your situation:
Chances are it's not 4:3 DAR.
For individual support the file properties are required.
Standard Resolution Picture aspect ratio
1080pHD widescreen 1920×1080 16:9
1080p 4:3 1440×1080 4:3 / 8:6
Ultrawide HD 2560x1080 21:9
FullHD+ 2160×1080 2:1 / 18:9
1728×1080 16:10 / 8:5
The above table is from Wikipedia. What I am trying to do is scan old 8mm film (the scanner puts out 4x3 at 1440x1080). The scanner output displays as a 4x3 image using a Windows video player. Yet when I import the media into Vegas, it acts like 16x9 and is stretched. I want to edit the video and re-export as 1080p 4x3 video.
Just change the aspect ratio of the project settings from 1,333 to 1,0: