Aspect Ratio Settings - Quick Adjustments?

G'day,
Learner here, film student...
So, I stuffed up the pixel aspect ratio settings of my Sequence... but only realised after cutting etc, so now I have heaps of little bits of clips to have to go into Motion tab and correct...
Is there an easier way?
Cheers

So... my question is... If I now fix the Sequence settings to 1920x1080, Square PAR, and XD Cam... will Final Cut look to the original (clean) files, or will it look at the render files it's already (degraded) from the original ones?
There are sequence presets for XDCAM. Open the Sequence settings (command + 0), and try loading the one that matches the video format of your clips.
Before creating a new project in Final Cut Pro, you should always check your Audio/Video settings. Easiest way is to choose an Easy Setup, in the Final Cut Pro menu.
I am guessing you are still using Final Cut Pro 5.x.x. Final Cut Pro 6 automatically sets the sequence settings for you the first time you add a clip to a sequence.
In FCP 5.x.x you can use the following tip
Editing non-standard FCP codecs
Good luck!
Next time you post a question, you should include as much info about the problem as possible. At least tell us what video format and versions of software you are working with. That will make it so much easier to help!

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