Cannot change frame resolution

Question

I am unable to render out a different frame size than the original media.
The original media is ProRes HQ 1920x1080, but I need to render an NTSC version
of the final colored project.
All project settings are set correctly and appropriate changes in geometry are made.
It seems like this is a software bug.
I have found that color doesn't want to change the frame size to any media
if rendering to ProRes.
With DPX output this is no problem.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Seems like there is something going on when coming from FCP.
You can take that one to the bank.
That's my experience, as well.
A number of things are "locked" as part of the Send To (hidden XML) round trip. Geometry is one of them, so I'm assuming the absolute resolution is also locked -- for Quicktime flow. Framerate is also iron-clad. About all that one can change is the export codec, since so few are supported natively anyway. Remember that this workflow was designed to obviate the need for awareness or comprehension with regard to frame size, framerate, codec, field dominance, aspect ratio, you know, all that "technical guff" or even whether media is video or fillum.
No surprise that this works for dpx export -- its a different post path altogether.
About the only occasion that a Final Cut Send sequence will change resolution is the RED flow, where the P proxy can be scaled right up to what they call "4K" and eligible for export in that format either in ProRes, Uncompressed QT or as dpx. But this is probably unique as R3D is a hybrid/semi- Quicktime-wrapped world.
jPo