windows media encode problem

ccecil wrote on 5/5/2003, 7:37 AM

I have a cookie cutter on top of a movie clip to coverup some unwanted objects in the clip. On the black space (created by the cookie cutter) i have some text that shows up periodically throughout the clip. Everything looks great when i use the preview screen and when i export to quicktime or any other format for that matter.

However, when I export to windows media format, the cookie cutter changes size and the text that normally appears over the black area shows up on top of live content..out of place. Why is this?? I have tried changing every .wmv export setting possible, but the cookie cutter still changes sizes. Any ideas? I HAVE to encode this to .wmv for my firm.

Thanks.
cecil

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TorS wrote on 5/5/2003, 7:50 AM

Does the cookie cutter sit on its own track? If so, perhaps you must open Pan/Crop, rightclick and Match output aspect. If it sits on the event itself It should follow the aspect of the event. Then I have no clue - other than I susepct the aspect setting has something to do with it.
Tor

ccecil wrote on 5/5/2003, 8:00 AM

It's on the event layer itself. How would I put it on a seperate layer? I'll try that. Also, where would I change the aspect ratio of the cutter on the event layer?...i've looked and don't see any settings for that.

thanks for the ideas.
cecil

TorS wrote on 5/5/2003, 8:38 AM

The aspect is determined by the event. And I'm not sure you can attatch the cookie cutter to an empty track, but I though there would have to be something that makes the cutter assume a different size.
Project Properties vs Event Properties is another area where surprises may happen.
Tor

SonyDennis wrote on 5/6/2003, 1:09 PM

Try checking the "stretch to fill frame (don't letterbox)" checkbox in the render dialog. It will keep your project's frame aspect ratio and stretch it to the render aspect ratio.

If this doesn't do what you were expecting (although I think it will), render to DV, then render that file to WMV.

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