Matching photoshop aspect ratio to HD footage

I am currently working with some HD footage from a Canon HG10. I wan't to incorporate my own photoshop files, but I have no idea how to match the aspect ratio to my HD footage.
The sequence settings in PP are:
HD anamorphic 1080 (1.333), Frame size 1440x1080

I'm not so sure the camera shoots video at 1920x1080 - it will record stills at that size. But in a review I had read :
"Canon is also claiming the HG10 is Full HD, which has become a rather confusing label these days. Canon appears to be using it because the CMOS sensor records HD video natively at 1,920 x 1,080. But the recording format itself is still 1,440 x 1,080, even in HXP mode.
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/Canon-HG10-HDD-Camcorder_Camcorder_review#hi3oKd2ZuvlykubZ.9 9"
I have never used this camera, but the manual says nothing about recording video at 1920x1080.
Maybe others more familiar with the camera can chime in.

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I'm new to adobe programs...
I'm having a problem when i try to import a 720 x 540 photoshop image into After Effect at the same ratio. After establishing the same settings, my image in AE is slightly cut off at the sides (along the width), as if pillarboxed just barely. There's an outline around the image that seems like it maybe be closer to the 720 X 540 aspect ration, but i don't know how to make the image fill it up.
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I your AE comp is 720 X 540 square pixels and your Photoshop file is 720 X 540 square pixels then the frame sizes match. If your AE comp is NOT square pixels or your Photoshop file was set to a non square pixel aspect ratio then AE will make the adjustments and you will see some distortion.
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Match resolutions/aspect ratio of two different cameras

I shot a short video with an iPad 3 and a Sony DCR-DVD-403 NTSC.
The video from the iPad is fuller and wider than the footage I shot with the Sony Cam.
1. I just need them to be the same size as I edit. So that I can produce this project with all video the same size.
2. I would also like to know if I can capture the footage from the miniDVD straight into Premiere Pro without having to use a third party converter to rip and convert. Is this possible, if so, then I am hoping I get the option to match the video aspect ratio from the discs with the iPad footage.
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1) Sony footage is Standard Definition, iPad is HD
2) Sony is 4:3, iPad is 16:9 widescreen
3) iPad clips are 30.0 frames per second, while the standard for video is 29.97 frames actually, like the Sony clips are.
If both were widescreen, this would be so much simpler....
Do you need to deliver in HD, or will SD be ok? Because if you blow up the SD to HD, it will look very soft next to the HD video. Better to bring the HD down to SD specs. If they were both 16:9, you'd be all set!
However, you need to decide if you want to crop the iPad footage to 4:3, or make the 4:3 clips into 16:9, either way you lose part of the image. Or you could mix them as is, but you will have either letterboxing or pillarboxing on just ONE of the clips and that will not look good when switching between the two cameras.
So...if you want to deliver as 16:9 SD, you could do this - create a new DV Widescreen sequence and add your clips. To get rid of the black side bars (pillarboxing) on the SD clips, use the Adobe Motion control in Effects panel to Scale the clip up until it fills the screen. You then may also need to adjust the clip up or down within the frame so as to not cut off heads, keep subject framed, using Position settings for X and Y. That is the downside to making 4:3 into 16:9, you lose some of the image. For the iPad clip, right-click and select "Scale to Frame Size" and it will fill the widescreen just fine.
If you want to deliver 4:3 SD, then choose an NTSC DV preset, which will be 4:3 and suitable to the Sony clips. Then bring in the iPad clips and Scale down to fit using Motion effect, keeping in mind the SIDES of the video will be clipped off. Again, you can use the Position settings in Motion to move the frame left or right to keep the subject framed.
As for frame rate issue, I believe that Adobe will handle that for you when putting the 30fps clip into the 29.97 sequence, should be ok but may result in a little weirdness in smoothness of motion, not sure. I don't know if you'll run into audio sync issues between the two though??
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… Other than buying FCP, is there a less-expensive way to accomplish this?
best to my knowledge, only the 'pro' versions of NLEs (FCP, Premiere, Avid) offer this feature.
… but you spend so much money on a superb cam - give it an approbiate edit app

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Jefftho1

Is this something to worry about? And/or, how do I obtain an aspect ratio that matches mine? Setting a Custom aspect ratio in the Export db also makes me nervous.
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I imported a picture into a form and it looks great in the FormsCentral editor. But when I export the form, the aspect ratio is all wrong. The Form Setup is 700 pixels, letter, Portrait. I don't see many setting options to play with. See attached screen shots.
This is what it looks like in the editor - logo looks great.
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I inserted a clip into the timeline.
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In Premiere Pro, is it possible to change the project aspect ratio once started?

In Premiere Pro, is it possible to change the project aspect ratio once started?

On a side note, 'projects' do not have as aspect ratio, sequences and footage do. And a project can contain any number of sequences or footage.

IMovie iDVD Incorrect aspect ratio of movie within dvd

This query has previously been raised elsewhere in the forum but the proposed solution looks quite complex for an iMac novice like myself.
In summary the movie looks fine when previewed in iDVd however, when burned to disk and then played on my DVD player the sides of the movie have been cropped.
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Is there any s/ware available?
Thanks in advance

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I apologise if this has already been posted, but I am having some trouble with getting fcp to display the correct aspect ratio for some footage I shot.
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Sorry if it is something really obvious.
Thank you in advance.
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Jack Boswell wrote:
When I put it into FCP it appears squashed.
I take it you mean horizontally squashed, making the picture (and consequently people in it) tall and thin as opposed to vertically squashed, making it short and fat. If so then technically you shot 16:9 anamorphic, not letterbox, despite how it appears in the viewfinder.
Jack Boswell wrote:
This happens regardless of whether I choose normal DV PAL or DV PAL Anamorphic.
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