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Working with Multiple Aspect Ratios in FCP

Posted on 14 June 2006

So now you’ve shot widescreen, but you have to mix it with 4:3 video. What do you do? Well if you use Final Cut Pro there’s a nice video tutorial I found while on HD For Indies blog. While this if for Final Cut Pro, the principle applies to all NLE’s though they may use [...] Continue Reading

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Why 16:9?

Posted on 09 June 2006

Now that you know that widescreen is better, I know you’re out trolling for the best price on that shiny new HDTV you’ve had your eye on. But you’re wondering why does it have a 16:9 (or 1.78) aspect ratio? I mean if film Aspect ratios are 1.85 and 2.35, why aren’t HDTV’s 1.85? The [...] Continue Reading

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Wider is Better

Posted on 09 June 2006

I love widescreen films. When I was a teen-ager I was a projectionist for a small 2nd run movie theater. While learning to thread the projector and make splices I also got my first gleaning of aspect ratio, when I was taught the difference between a “scope” film and a “flat” film. A “scope” film is [...] Continue Reading

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