Convert DV to Square Pixels?

QuickTime X has some trouble interpreting my rectangular-pixel exports, and ends up squishing them. Rather than tell the client to install QT7, is there any way, in either FCP or Compressor, to make square-pixel versions? While maintaining the aspect ratio and not screwing up the interlacing?
I don't need to stay in DV, going to ProRes or H.264 would be fine if necessary.
Thanks!
Zak

Sorry, was there a reference to DV-anamorphic?
If you are looking to export to a DV-anamorphic format select NTSC 720 x 480 16:9
If your sequence is HD then output H.264 and select the appropriate Size: Dimensions for the project perhaps you need the HD 1440 x 1080 16:9 preset. If you force the image size (custom) you will want to Preserve aspect ratio using: Fit within dimensions.

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Where is it going on the internet? Youtube? Vimeo? Have you checked what specs are recommended for the delivery location?
Is the footage even 16:9 to begin with?
1280x720 is HD not SD. Unless you have a Kona card that can up rez you will be trying to take a recipe for 8 and make it feed 12. Does your client understand this or could they just be reading a specs page?
640x360 is SD/square pixel/16:9 and accepted by YT and Vimeo
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Convert Square Pixels to Non-Square Pixels

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I have some JPEG picture of the earth (720x486, Square pixels) that when I import it in FCP, the earth will not look round because it converts it in non-square pixels. I know that I need to convert my picture from Square pixels to non-square pixels AND keep the aspect of the earth round, but how to do it? That is my question.
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Load the image from the Timeline into the Viewer and click on the Motion tab. Open the Distort controls and adjust the aspect ratio accordingly. Depending on your Sequence settings, -12 or -33 should do it.
-DH

Whats the math behind converting from square pixels to non-square...?

Does anyone know the math behind resizing a video from square pixel to non-square?
Say if I have a 720x480 4:3 video and I render it out as square pixels. So then I need to resize it down to non-square so that it will no longer be stretched....I know I can just use premiere or quicktime to scale it properly for me but what is the math behind it? I'll admit im no mathematician, all i know is that square pixels = 1 and dv = .9, how you go from there is beyond me.
Reason I ask is because I have a 800x600 video in square pixels and just want to know how in the world it makes sense that you change it to 755x600 and the stretch is gone. How does do you get to that number?
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I don't have CS4, and have only been scanning the CS4 forums; so there may be better links regarding this in this forum. CS4 changed the par to a more "correct" option. It is not .9 now but .91. (See Dan's little "about" before the .9.) And when you are dealing with 800x600, there may be other issues.
I like the AE/Meyers explanations of all this (so also see the regular help for Premiere):
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7f3aa.htm l
There are 2 pdf article links on that page.
Also see the free Meyers video on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/home/Player.aspx?lpk4=40550
EDIT: I missed the more relevant thing in Dan's: see the 10/11 as the multiplier rather than .9? 10/11 is the "new" .909090 = .91.
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A few things need to happen here:
a. Your 4x3 picture (the H264 clip) needs to conform to 16x9 picture.
b. Your 16x9 picture needs to conform to anamorphic DV NTSC.
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This just changes the way you see the footage in your window. It doesn't change the original footage. Square shows every pixel in the video clip as a corresponding pixel on your laptop. It is ideal if you are doing compositing, pixel tracking or other specialized task. Most of the time you want to view the footage at the corrected aspect ration which is usually 4x3 for SD and some other ratio for HD, depending on your format. The corrected aspects simulate the scaling that happens when you pass the footage through a Video Scaler which is found in DVD players, TV Tuners and other consumer playback devices that basically convert your footage to standard TV signals and HD signals.
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