Exporting from a DV NTSC 48 KHZ Anamorphic sequence

I have shot an entire project using the Sony PD170 Camera in 16:9 anamorphic. When I create a sequence for this, all is good. However, when I export the footage, it doesn't seem to keep the anamorphic and squishes it back to 4:3. I can't figure out how to keep the 16:9 setting. Can anyone help me here?? Would love to figure this one out...

If this is only intended for viewing on a computer, do the following:
Open the file in QuickTime Player. Press command and J to open the Properties window.
Click on the Presentation tab. Now click on the *Conform Aperture* button. The setting will jump to Clean and display the video in 16:9. Save it.
If you intend to make DVDs, leave the file as it is. Set the Anamorphic flag in DVD Studio Pro from the Inspector at bottom right of the Interface.

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RaySkater wrote:
when I pull that exported movie back into a Duplicated of the sequence from which I exported (clips deleted, of course) I get that squashed picture with black at right and left.
I've retraced my steps a few times and other movies I've done this with turn out OK...I don't get why this one is not able to be re-imported with the proper aspect ratio.
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Your problem is one of the most common suffered by people new to editing or new to the anamorphic scene.
It starts with a misconception. DV anamorphic video is NOT 16x9. The camera that shoots anamorphic 16x9 is actually shooting squeezed 4x3 video. If you note the sequence settings in your first picture, you'll see that your actual frame size is 720x480 which is a 4x3 frame size (3x2 actually, but it's essentially the same thing). The anamorphic check box is merely to let FCP know that the footage was squeezed when shot so that it displays it properly to you.
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To get it to look correctly in QT, you have to actually change the frame size in Compressor to a 16:9 frame size. For DV, that is 854x480. Go to your Geometry controls and choose Custom 16:9 from the drop down menu. Then type 854 in the horizontal box. Then save that as a preset for you.
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