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Using premiere pro 1.5....... have footage i shot in 16:9 and would like to crop and export into 2.39:1 or similar aspect ratio without stretching... any ideas?
thx

The formula is thus:
Do the math on the original aspect ratio. 16 / 9 = 1.777. Divide that by the aspect ratio you want to end up with. 1.777 / 2.39 = .74. Multiply that by 100 and we get 74%. Subtract that from 100% and we get 26%. So 26% of your current image needs to be gotten rid of to create the 2.39 aspect ratio. Which means a 13% crop top and bottom.
You can do that by using the crop effect within Premiere if you're making a DVD or Blu-ray. Or you can do that in the Export step if you're creating a computer or web file.

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