Correct sequence settings

Hi,
I'm working on a video to be posted on internet, in a "webtv" that uses videos with the format of 396 x 270.
I filmed in a HD camara, 1920 x 1080. I'm setting the sequence to 792 x 540 (twice the size of the webtv screen just because if later I decide to transform the video in DVD I won't loose quality. But I don't know how to:
- set the pixel aspect ratio (should I put HD? But then the screen becomes more of a rectangle, while the screen of the webtv where the video will go is more of a square...),
- the field dominance or
- the compressor (can I keep the apple pro res, like in most of the projects I work with?)
Thanks for any help.

I would suggest you edit in the format you shot, then use Compressor to deliver the project in the various formats and frame sizes you need.
This will produce an edited master that is essentially equal to the original quality, and will allow you, by recompressing it as needed, to re-purpose it later.
MtD
Message was edited by: Meg The Dog to fix typo

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ok here's the info everyone has been asking for -- and, please remember, I have solved the exporting QT to make a DVD now . . . .
The pressing issue is that, somewhere in the process -- the images that fit within the 16:9 got bigger so that less of the image is in the frame.
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ok here's the info everyone has been asking for -- and, please remember, I have solved the exporting QT to make a DVD now . . . .
The pressing issue is that, somewhere in the process -- the images that fit within the 16:9 got bigger so that less of the image is in the frame.
I made stills from the same frames in the different sequences to show the difference between them. Unfortunately, I can't attach these images in the forum.
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Format - HD
Codec - HDV 720p24
23.98 fps
1280x720
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1280x720
Aspect Ratio - hdtv 720p 16:9
pixel: square
compressor appleprores 422
Field Dominance - none
editing timebase: 23.98
Render Codec - same as sequence codec
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Archival Footage - Dv/DVCPRO NTSC
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I'm attempting to edit my first feature project on FCP after having shot footage on a canon xl2 at 24p, 2:3:3:2 and using the 16:9 frame size.
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If, for any reason, you screw up your settings, you've now got an Easy Setup that you can simply access at anytime, simple press Control-Q and select it from the options. Or if you're a menubar person, that's Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.
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Personally, I leave mine at 100% - never had a problem with it. However, many here advise dialing it down to 70% or so (if I can remember correctly - hopefully someone else will chime in if I'm wrong).
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1. Repair Permissions.
2. update to OS X 10.4.8
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
3. update QuickTime to 7.1.3
4. make sure you have Motion 2.1 already installed
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http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/whats_new_5.1.2balis.html
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3213777
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I can't tell you what setting in FCP 5.1 to use, because I no longer have 5.1.
I would convert the HDV to DVC PRO HD 720p.
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