Aspect ratio of PSD files

I'm building PSD files in NTSC 4:3 aspect ratio but when I import them to FCP, they look horizontally squashed. Is that just a nuance of FCP or did I do something wrong? I'm using the images for a broadcast commercial.

this is a link to a short tutorial on prepping photoshop work for video
its not totally up to date with its Photoshop versions and so on but may help nonetheless:
http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/usingphotoshop_for_videoeffects.php

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    The aspect ratio of this file is  not support by DVD. PGC info: name= Figure Drawing (name of the slideshow and a menu button) ref=Fpgc, time=234.2340s
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    When doing SlideShows, whether in Encore (somewhat limited), or in PrPro, it is always better to re-size outside of these programs, prior to Import. I use Photoshop (PS) to do this, and use an Action to get everything in the proper Mode, Color Space, Size - everything. I always do a Save_As and use .PSD files. I also Save a working version, incase I have Flattened, etc., for Import into the NLE/authoring app.
    JPEG's *should* work fine too, though there is the JPEG compression to deal with. Might not be an issue, but for max quality, I start with RAW images, process to .PSD's, and then work from copies of these, to get my still Assets ready for PrPro, or En.
    I either size exactly to my Project Preset, or to exactly what I need, if say I will pan across a zoomed out image. In a major Project, I may have sub-folders with 4 different sizes of image - based precisely on what I will need to do with that/those image(s). If I will not need to do any animation on any images, then I use that Project Preset (including the correct PAR) and they work perfectly. This also eliminates any unnecessary overhead on the system.
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  • "Aspect Ratio of this file is not supported"

    HI
    While I have used Premier Pro for some time, I am only an occasional creator of DVD.  Today I have had the error message above, but am unsure where to start to sort it out.
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    Link to DVD Demystified FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/thread/544206?tstart=0
    >HVD original (1440*1080)
    Do you mean HDV via Firewire from a camera?
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    Someplace along the line, you need to downsize to be legal for a DVD

  • Aspect Ratio of this File not Supported by DVD

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    Stan….many thanks for the feedback….
    I thought of that but since I didn’t think you could copy the assets very efficiently I didn’t consider it for too long….the sequence is over an hour and has over 100 clips, plus audio…I will play around with the copying….like Excel and other programs, can you click on the first clip and the last clip and copy all at once??
    On the menu issue, I only have a couple of hours into that so it makes sense to re-do the Encore….interestingly though I created custom menu and submenu files using the “WIDE” version of the Premier corporate templates and have used those, I am assuming if it has a WIDE reference that it is 16:nine….
    The crazy thing for me is that I actually created a “test” DVD directly from Premier and for the life of me can’t remember how I did it….it actually works fine in a DVD player but with no menus and chapter marks, you can’t do scene selections and jump etc…
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    this is a link to a short tutorial on prepping photoshop work for video
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  • Changing aspect ratio for edited clips

    Hi,
    There probably isn't a way to do this, but I thought I'd ask. One of my students made a film using a JVC camera and two other SD cameras. The JVC was in 16X9 aspect (he didn't notice) and the other cameras were in 4X3. We had trouble getting the video off the JVC camera and then getting it into the right aspect ratio, as its files came out as 4X3, looking a little squished needless to say. He completed his project using those clips. I have finally figured out a way to get the JVC clips back into 16X9. Is there a way that I can replace the clips he used in his video with clips in the correct aspect ratio without losing his editing?
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  • Clips lose pixel aspect ratio setting after relinking

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    generally all settings were intact - the aspect ratio setting however was not. all clips had a square pixel setup after relinking.
    is this a bug?
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    All,
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