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TorS wrote on 8/21/2003, 12:58 PM
Open pan/crop. Rightclick on the image and select match output aspect.
Tor
hektor73 wrote on 8/21/2003, 1:44 PM
That turns it into a horizontal still.
hektor73 wrote on 8/21/2003, 1:44 PM
That turns it into a horizontal still.
jetdv wrote on 8/21/2003, 1:52 PM
After the right-click/Match Output Aspect, resize the pan/crop window as desired to see what you want seen. You will get black borders on the left and/or right sides.
hektor73 wrote on 8/26/2003, 10:39 AM
Tried matching outpu aspect ratio, matching source aspect ratio, or just putting the picture on the timeline, all gave same result, a subtlely fattened image (wife unhappy), which I really didnt notice until I compared it directly to the same image(s) viewed in Photoshop.

Might this have something to do with pixel shape?

She insists no such problem with Pinnacle Studio 8.521 (which I dread having to go back to; horrid instability with daily reinstallation)...

Any ideas?

hektor73 wrote on 8/27/2003, 11:01 AM
Does anyone have a solution?
Please help.
Frenchy wrote on 8/27/2003, 11:17 AM
Hektor -

Not seeing the behavior you're describing. Like jetdv said above, I drop a "vertical" still onto timeline, check "maintain aspect ratio" in properties, and I have a "vertical" still, centered in preview window, with wide black bars on each side. In Properties>Media>pixel aspect ratio, and selecting 0.9091 (NTSC DV) the image will be slightly thinner. Does this work? Can you post screenshot(s) somewhere?

Frenchy
hektor73 wrote on 8/27/2003, 12:57 PM
Reply-

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check my Properties at home this evening and reply tomorrow.
Souza wrote on 8/27/2003, 7:00 PM
Tried matching outpu aspect ratio, matching source aspect ratio, or just putting the picture on the timeline, all gave same result, a subtlely fattened image (wife unhappy), which I really didnt notice until I compared it directly to the same image(s) viewed in Photoshop.

Might this have something to do with pixel shape?


Yes. Exactly. Just right click in your preview window and select "simulate device aspect ratio" to view with the pixel shape as it will appear when you output to tape/dvd and watch on your TV.
hektor73 wrote on 8/28/2003, 12:53 PM
Worked great! Thanks alot.
hektor73 wrote on 8/28/2003, 12:53 PM
Worked great! Thanks alot.
rmack350 wrote on 8/28/2003, 11:58 PM
I think the real answer was to simulate device aspect. Setting the image's PAR to 0.9091 will make things look right on the uncorrected preview window but his wife will look skinnier than she really is when the rendered project is played on a TV.

Hey, wait a minute there...

Rob Mack
hektor73 wrote on 8/29/2003, 11:23 AM
She'll LOVE that!