Anamorphic appearing as 4x3

Hello...
I received a QT file that is supposed to be widescreen. When I import it into AE it shows up as 720x486. The guy I got it from said it was in a widescreen pixel NTSC and I need to flag it as anamorphic or widescreen.
I've been fooling around but can't figure it out. I want to export some .flv's....can I just tell it to export "stretched" to 700x376 or other widescreen ratios?
Thanks!

Check the file interpretation. Make sure that it's set to NTSC Widescreen.
Next, drop your footage in a square pixel comp using the NTSC Widescreen Square Pixel comp preset.
Now you are using square pixels, which you need for flash. Complete your project then drop the completed comp in the appropriate square pixel comp sized for your desired flash output, Size the comp to fit using the Ctrl/Cmnd + Alt/Option + H keystroke and render.
More details on all of this are available in the help files.

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larsnils wrote:
Is this the cleanest way to remedy this screwup?
thanks, nils
Unfortunately not if you are mixing it with other material with the similar images and it will be very clear that the material is distorted.
When you recorded the material as anamorphic, you changed the way the image was recorded. Unchecking the anamorphic box simply tells FCP to interpret the footage in the wrong way.
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I am a frustrating time exporting clips from imovie at 16 x 9, but then finding when I import them into an idvd project I have set up as widescreen they revert to 4 x3.
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so i guess, my final goal is to have 16x9 letterboxed in 4x3. i've been exporting first to 16x9, then usng quicktime to letterbox it.
This is an inefficient way to go about things.
Create a new sequence using the easy preset for 4:3 DV.
Drop your 16:9 anamorphic sequence into it.
Load the sequence into the viewer, then select the MOTION tab.
Set Distort to 1.33 (or something like that)
Export using Current Settings.
You will have a letter boxed version.
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Goal: Create 4x3 scaled videos from 16x9 anamorphic asset
Asset: NTSC - CCIR 601 / DV ( 720 x 480 ) from Sony DCR SR-300
Solution:
Create a sequence; cmd-0 to see settings;
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Because:
Pixels are 16:9 so while 640x480 is in 4:3 ratio, the pixels are wide so the frame is wide
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Caveat:
When loading a clip into the sequence, say No to setting the Seq Settings to the Clip settings.
You've customized the sequence and you don't want the clip to change you sequence customization.
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The link on the previous post will work for you, I have done this.
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http://homepage.mac.com/sith33/FileSharing34.html
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Yes, I've considered adding titles and/or generators in the FCPX storyline, but this creates a need to render the entire timeline. As I'm juggling library locations and hard drive spaces I just didn't want to add a new render that will occupy a lot of space. It's also a bit of visual clultter for me, so my goal is to find the best workflow for adding this stuff on or after export.

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