Help in setting up video for final cut pro 7

my objective is to create a stop motion video for weddings and
the dimensions are 1440 x 1080. this corresponds to the 640 x 480 ntsc video which
can be played via the regular projectors.
my question is
when i import jpg images into the sequence, it all gets squished black spaces on top and bottom
how do i solve this?

ponggo wrote:
jpgs i used are 1440 x 1080.
Yes but what pixel aspect ratio? square? Where do they come from? If both (sequence & image) were the same size you should not see any letterboxing. Try to open one of the images from the timeline in the viewer, then select the motion tab and check what it says under "Aspect Ratio".
ponggo wrote:
the pixel aspect ratio that i used is also hdv 1440 x 1080.
which is basically close to a squire 4:3
i know normal hd's are 1920 x 1080 (16:9) but i wanted the video not only internet ready but also projector ready
and most projectors are only 4:3 (ntsc on our side)
Both, 1440 x 1080 and 1920 x 1080 have the exact same frame size and it is 16:9. Only that one uses anamorphic pixels and the other square pixels
mish

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