Problems with a 16:9 aspect ratio in Aperture

I've been shooting photos in a 16:9 aspect ratio but when I import the Raw images into Aperture they show up as 3:2. How do i fix this so I can see my whole photo?
Im using a Sony A65 and I can see them as 16:9 as im shooting. but for some reason Aperture auto crops them. Maybe there is a preference im missing?

As separate topics, Aperture and RAW present difficulties. Tackling them at once is taking on a lot.
Here is a brief guide to the parts of Aperture. Many have found it helpful.
Here is a brief intro to RAW. I should re-write it.
Read this message the ones following.
Welcome to our sun-lit clearing in the orchard. Feel free to start new threads with any questions.
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Working with several video formats aspect ratios need help...

Hi folks I have searched around quite a bit but I need more specific advice based my situation...I am editing a docu about Japanese biker gangs shot on several different SD cameras:
MY FOOTAGE
1.Sony Vx-2000 fitted with a Century Optics 16:9 converter lens bayonet mounted
2.Canon Xl2 shot in 16:9 mode
But I also have:
ARCHIVAL/ACQUIRED FOOTAGE
1. Contributor's camera SD 4:3 aspect ratio
2.Contributor's camera SD 16:9 aspect ratio
3. Transferred from VHS into SD 4:3 aspect ratio
I would like to standardize the aspect ratio for the project but I am getting confused as sometimes the footage shot on the sony (which should be true 16:9) appears elongated vertically at times.
Are my settings off?
Also, I have "title safe" wireframe on in the Canvas and the images all exceed the outer box. I don't have a TV so it's hard to check what (if anything) gets
lost. I guees most TVs can handle 16:9 without letterboxing....
Do I have to worry about that? Which box should I crop to if I letterbox? The out or inner? Or the outside of the screen? Should I just letterbox the whole project?
BTW eventually I am planning on Uprezing the project to HD using Magic Bullet when outputting.
The overall question is: Who has experience dealing with multiple aspect ratios in one timeline? Can you offer any advice on a work flow to output successfully?

Sorry to butt in, haven't read the entire thread.
Suggest you plan from the beginning to create one timeline but encode for two separate output formats.
Standard procedure for bringing multiple formats is to convert them to a single format as they are ingested. Decide early what the timeline format will be and transcode everything to that codec before anything is brought into the timeline.
When your project goesgolden, export a single self-contained movie and take that to Compressor to create release movies that will be played on Blu-ray, SD DVD, online, or in Power Point, whatever you need.
bogiesan
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Exporting movie with 2.35.1 aspect ratio

I used filmic pro on my 4S to capture 24fps video along with a 2.35.1 overlay guide so my video composing will work once everything is edited. I have edited the video in iMovie with 1920x1080 24fps project settings and now I want to export it. Some videos I have seen recommend putting a picture of 2 black bars over the video but I think this is a waste of time and space since I will have to render the 2 black bars.
What would be the correct way of exporting my video with a 2.35.1 aspect ratio in iMovie? It would also be good if there are guides for Final Cut, and Adobe Premiere since I intend to try these out too.

iMovie will render your movie in 16:9 (1920x1080) or 4:3 (standard def), since those are the sizes of television screens.
To show a movie in 2.35:1, you will need to use the set the aspect ratio of the project to 16:9, and then, use the Rotate, Crop, Ken Burns tool on the middle Toolbar to set each clip to FIT. You can then Share the movie, and it will create the black bars for you.
If you want to show your movie on a device (like a computer screen or a web page) that is not constrained by the 16:9 or 4:3 limitation, you may be able to process your movie in QuickTime Pro to trim to exact dimensions, but you should check in the QuickTime Pro discussions to make sure, because I have not tried this myself.

Please help with the understanding of aspect ratio!!!

Hi all,
I'm trying to get my head around the 'aspect ratio' thing if anyone can help.
To give an example, I have imported footage in FCE and in the details of the file it states:
Pixel Aspect: PAL - CCIR 601
Frame size: 720 x 576
What exactly can I earn from the above information?
I gather this is not widescreen but I would like the end film to be. Do I have to 'crop' this? If so, how!?
And how do I make sure the picture looks right on a widescreen TV (so the people don't look squashed, say)?
Many thanks in advanced for the wisdom passed on!
Adam
Oh and should i be thinking about this before I'm about to import from a Mini DV cam? As in settings...
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If you check the anamorphic box on a 4:3 clip you will see some kind of distortion.
In general you choose your setup accordingly with the way your footage has been shot.
In the article you found that iDVD doesn't recognize the "anamorphic" flag that your footage can have in FCE.
Therefore your exported material must be "arranged" so that you tell iDVD you have a 16:9 movie.
When you work entirely in anamorphic 16:9 in FCE (your footage was shot in 16:9 and have the anamorphic flag on), when you export the sequence using export to quick time movie, you'll get a 720x576 PAL movie. Because iDVD will not translate the anamorphic flag, you have to manually change the movie size to 1024x576 for PAL, so that your resultant movie will be keeping the 16:9 aspect ratio.
The native widescreen doesn't use such flag and the video is already at 16:9 aspect ratio.
That's has to deal with pixel that are rectangular and not square as computer uses.
I guess someone else will be more specific and detailed on this.
Regards,
Armando.

Odd imaging problem when on 16:9 aspect ratio

Hi folks, was wondering if anyone has experienced this before.
As a solution to my BBC programmes breaking up I changed the aspect ratio from 720p to 16:9 (see my last post)
When watching live tv or on demand films etc on 16:9 I have noticed that when the scene is dark a strange negative type effect happens to certain objects in the scene. Changing back to 720p gets rid of this, but then the rubbish BBC signal might happen.
For information im using decent quality HDMI leads, cant remember the brand, but think they cost around 25 quid each.

No, Front Row just plays them as they are flagged.
Even if you could, the video would be stretched and people would be short and fat!

How to compress footage with a 2:1 aspect ratio

I have some Red footage shot in 2:1, and when I use a preset Compressor stretches it to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. I tried adding padding, but that gives me gray bars on the top and bottom when I output to dvd.
Any suggestions on how to keep my aspect ratio? Thanks.

Hi Tom, thanks so much for answering. I totally get the need to letterbox but my issue is, how do I get the best quality in letterbox format?
Should I export it thru QT Conversion or just Export to Quicktime Movie? I exported as a self contained movie to keep the quality but when I send it thru the MPEG-2 compressor for DVD it fills the 16x9 frame without letterbox.
How would I modify the MPEG-2 preset to give me the letterbox in the MPEG-2?
I've been playing around but haven't hit the jackpot yet.
If there's any info you have, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much
James

Imported RAW images badly corrupted, looks like red paint splashed all over the sky. Photoshop and Iphoto have no problem with the images from my D800E. Aperture worked fine for me in June with the same camera. The Nikon software shows no problem.

I am having a problem importing my images into Aperture 3 from my Nikon D800E. The images appear as if red paint was splashed across the sky. The Nikon software used to transfer from the camera does not show this problem and Photoshop 6 is fine with the images exported as jpg from the Nikon software. Aperature does not even like the jpg images usable by Photoshop. I am suspecting that Aperture is not correctly using the camera raw file. Also, the histograms are radically different between the corrupted images and the Photoshop (good) versions. Aperture worked just fine for me in June with the same camera. All drivers and software are current as of this posting. Anyone else out there seen this before??

Are you sure you do not have Highlight Hot & Cold Areas turned on? (View->Highlight Hot & Cold Areas)?
The bug in Digital Camera raw only affected Raw images. In your first post you wrote:
Aperature does not even like the jpg images usable by Photoshop
If the JPG's have the same problem then it isn't this bug.
regards

Problems with Canon Pixma 9000 Mark ii and Aperture

When I try to print the colors are not quite right. I noticed that when I print Aperture tells me to turn off the color management in the printer. When I try to do this it is greyed out and will not allow me to change it. When I originally installed the printer I downloaded the driver for Mac OS X v10.7. I have read about other people having this problem but I have not seen a solution. I know that the problem is that Aperture and the printer are both color managing but I can not fix it. I tried to print out of the Adobe Elements software that came with the printer because this will allow me to turn the color management off, but it will not allow me to open pictures from my Aperture library, only from photo booth. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. I really like using Aperture 3 and do not want to have to change to a different program to make this work.

Hi Richard !
Maybe the color problem comes from the color profile choosen in the dialog print box. (By the way, I print with a Canon IP4200 — under OS 10.7.2 — and it works without a stitch).
1. In Aperture (File > Print), choose the color profile that matches the paper you're using. (I never had a good result with the Canon one — but it's not significant)
2. Inside the printer dialog box, color options are greyed out and it's quite normal (see the capture below)
3. Then choose the paper quality (from the pop-up menu) and it's done... I hope...
The B-plan aka Photoshop Elements
1st method : choose your image and go to the File menu > Export > Version. (Ok... duplicate files... Maybe it's not the best choice, so...)
2nd method : go to Aperture > Preferences > Export. In front of External Photo Editor, click on Choose button (and select Photoshop Elements in the request box). When done, choose the file format (TIFF, PSD...) and the color space (typically the one used when you shot). Close the window. Right clic on the picture and select Edit with Photoshop Elements.

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I know that the albums are there as they show on my iPad.
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Can you please show a sample of the wrong dates - both for Aperture and iPhoto?
What is your Aperture version and your iPhoto version exactly?
What did you do, before this problem started? Have you tried already some trouble shooting, like repairing the Aperture library ? Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805
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After I edit images in Aperture, I frequently have trouble uploading them to Flickr or attaching them to an email message because the attachment/uploading tool cannot find the image. When I go to Aperture to view images, the edited image is there; however, it does not appear among the images in the folder where it is stored when I attempt to attach it to an email message or upload it to Flickr. I've tried searching for it by image number and that doesn't help. This never happens to unedited images, only to the ones that have been edited. The issue tends to go away after some time - for example, when I try to repeat the action the following day, the image is "back" where it should be. However, simply restarting Aperture, Flickr, or my browser doesn't help. Obviously, this is extremely frustrating, as I edit virtually all my photos before sharing them. Has anyone experienced this issue and have you been able to figure out a solution? Thank you! Oh, one last note: I've never experienced this issue when editing images with other software, such as Photoshop or Picasa - it only comes up with Aperture.

Welcome to the user-to-user forum.
Aperture creates the adjusted images as needed, on-the-fly, from the adjustment instructions saved in the Version file. Aperture also keeps Previews of these images, both for its own use, and to share with other applications when a lower-resolution JPG is sufficient. That is why you cannot find your images using Finder or other "File→Open" attempts (which is what you seem to have been trying).
(Previews are worth learning about. Consult the User Manual (a/k/a the Help file).)
In order to create a file, you must export your adjusted Version using Aperture.
Any application which has access to the OS X Media Browser (Mail does) can access these Previews.
There is a free utility which gives similar access to all applications: iMedia Browser. It looks good, but I haven't used it enough to comment.
You should also be able to access images of your adjusted Versions via the "Media" category which shows at the bottom of the sidebar of applicable OS X "File→Open" dialogs.
But the easiest way to email a image from Aperture is simply to use the toolbar icon or the keyboard shortcut "{Option}+e". Select an email program and an image exporting preset (which sets the size and other parameters) via "Aperture→Preferences→Export".
Others may have advice for Flickr. I don't use it.
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Reverting to 1.0, controlling aspect ratio, coping with choices

'm relatively content now that I've downgraded to 1.0. Streaming is back to what Apple TV should be, and I don't really miss rentals (thanks, Netflix) or any of the other new Take 2 features much at all.
One problem, though.
The movies I'm encoding with the latest version of Handbrake are apparently optimized for performance on Apple TV Take 2, and therefore show with distorted aspect ratios when viewed on 1.0 software.
I personally don't see Apple addressing this issue any time soon, so the question is: keep ripping movies (that I own, of course, for backup purposes only) optimized for Take 2, or find some way to obtain an older version of Handbrake so I don't have to watch new releases with a horizontally challenged aspect ratio between now and when (if) this finally get sorted out?
And if the answer involves the latter, where can we find that earlier version of Handbrake?
I know from monitoring these forums vigilantly that there are many less-than-satisfied Apple TV enthusiasts pondering the same thing, so let's find a (hopefully temporary) solution that will allow us to maintain our domestic cinematic viewing habits as best we can.
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You can still dl the version prior to the current one if that does the trick for you.
I think older versions may have gone.
I believe the project in question may be moving towards being a converter only.
AC

H.264 pixel aspect ratio problem after update

Yesterday I updated Premiere Pro CC and Media Encoder CC to version 2014.2. But now I am having pixel aspect ratio problems with the H.264 codec when I export a 1080i50 sequence to PAL widescreen. The problem also seems to occur with other frames sizes.
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Resizing et moving Components with aspect ratio constraint

hi all
i m creating a GUI application and i need to manipulate components in an internal fram .
thoose components must be moved and resized with the mousse with the constraint of aspect ratio keep
thx for your help

real thxno problem morfus
Don't know whether you've come up with anything, but I got bored and implemented it. Resizeable has been changed so now you can set an aspect ratio on it, either an angle or x and y lengths
package tjacobs.ui;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Cursor;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
//For testing
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
* tjacobs.ui.Resizeable<p>
* Makes a component resizeable. Does not work if there's a layout manager
* messing with things<p>
* <code>
* usage:
*                Component c = ...
*                new Resizeable(c);
*                parent.add(c);
* </code>
public class Resizeable extends MouseAdapter implements MouseMotionListener {
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     int fix_pt_y = -1;
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          boolean w = p.x <= WindowUtilities.RESIZE_MARGIN_SIZE;
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          if (mOldcursor != null)
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               fix_pt_x = loc.x;
               fix_pt_y = loc.y;
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          if (c.equals(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.E_RESIZE_CURSOR))) {
               fix_pt_x = loc.x;
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          fix_pt_x = -1;
          fix_pt_y = -1;
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          setCursorType(me.getPoint());
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               mResizeable.setSize(new Dimension(width > 1 ? width : 1, height > 1 ? height : 1));
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               width = (int) (distance * Math.cos(mAspectRatio));
               height = (int) (distance * Math.sin(mAspectRatio));
               mResizeable.setSize(new Dimension(width > 1 ? width : 1, height > 1 ? height : 1));
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          JButton jb2 = new JButton("hello2");
          jp.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300,300));
          jp.setSize(300,300);
          jp.setLayout(null);
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          jp.add(jb2);
          jb.setSize(20,20);
          jb.setLocation(2,2);
          jb2.setSize(30,20);
          jb2.setLocation(30,10);
          new Resizeable(jb);
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          r.setMaintainAspect(30, 20);
          JFrame jf = new JFrame();
          jf.add(jp);
          jf.setDefaultCloseOperation(jf.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          jf.setLocation(100,100);
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}

Adobe premiere update/aspect ratio problem/vista

Can someone please help...
I have already set up a video in Premiere 6.0 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. When it exports, the aspect ratio is between 16:9 and 4:3. My DVD authoring program reads it as 4:3, and cuts off part of the video, or adds black bars to the sides, depending on the the export settings.
I have read that the premiere6.1 update, which I have downloaded will fix this issue, but it will not install in windows vista.
is there an update that will install in vista out there somewhere?

There is no such thing as a 6.1 update... there is 6.01 and 6.02 and nothing any later
Since Premiere 6x is SO old, it is not surprising that it doesn't work properly on Vista
You might want to download the trial of Premiere Elements (which has a different forum) to see if it will work for you

Aspect Ratio issues getting 16:9 to look right, what is the best workflow?

Hi all,
I am having trouble getting my 16:9 footage to look right when I export, especially when playing on DVD. I shot the footage with a Sony HDR-HC1 which apparently shoots in 16:9 anamorphic. Originally when I imported the footage it appeared it the FCP viewer and canvas in 4:3 letterboxed form, the image did not look squeezed or stretched but appeared with black stripes on top and bottom.
I have tried several experiments with exporting this footage to dvd with the following results:
Using Compressor with 4:3 setting in export:
DVD Studio Pro track settings to 16:9 looks extra squashed vertically
DVDSP track settings to 4:3 image looks in proper aspect ratio but displays with black stripes on all 4 sides.
Using Compressor with 16:9 settings in export gives the same results.
In conclusion, if it appears in 4:3 letterbox in FCP viewer and canvas there is no way to get it to export and display in DVD with proper 16:9 aspect ratio.
I have also done some experimenting with re-capturing some of the footage from the tape.
For one sequence I recaptured the footage and it displayed in 4:3 without the letterboxed effect (filling the whole screen) but appeared squeezed, I am guessing that this is because of the anamorphic nature in which my camera captures the footage. No pixels were missing. In the FCP viewer and canvas it looked squeezed and did not display in the correct aspect ratio, however when it was exported via Compressor in 4:3 and then in DVDSP Track Settings put to 16:9 Letterboxed, it is displayed perfectly (letterboxed vertically, the image filling the width of the screen without the extra stripes on the sides).
So I thought that I had my solution here, although that did involve re-digitizing and batch capturing all 18 tapes used in the project, so its not exactly a quick fix.
This is where it gets a bit confusing. In order to understand where I had originally gone wrong in my workflow I did some more experiments, this time with the settings on the camera (which I use for a deck in batch capturing). I found the function on the camera where you can set the "TV Type" to either 16:9 or 4:3. I switched the TV Type to 4:3 and when batching it went back to the original letterboxed look (in the batch preview screen that you see while capturing), however when put into the viewer and canvas it was too letterboxed and looked squashed vertically. So then I switched back to TV Type 16:9, now it looks 4:3 squeezed in the batch preview screen (no letterboxing, no missing pixels), however when it goes into the viewer and canvas it becomes letterboxed like the original footage that I had described earlier.
So now even though I have switched the camera back to its original settings it will not display in that 4:3 squeezed look in FCP viewer and canvas.
So after all that my main questions are, in 16:9 can I view it in the FCP viewer and canvas in its correct (anamorphically converted) aspect ratio and still export it without the black bars on all sides?
(The FCP canvas seems to only display in 4:3)
If not, what setting do I need to capture in FCP in the 4:3 squeezed look I have described earlier?
(This is the only setting that I have found that displays properly when anamorphically stretched via DVDSP)
I know that this is a long essay so thanks for making it this far. I have spent weeks experimenting trying to find the best solution so please help me if you know how! I will be very appreciative.
Thanks
Liam

Hi there,
I am not sure if it is necessarily a bug, but its a matter of understanding all of the settings needed. I had the same problems for a while but after a fair bit of trial and error have found some workable settings.
It probably has more to do with the export settings rather than what viewer options have selected (I don't think that viewer settings affect your export).
What program are you using to export?
I am using compressor to export with aspect ration set to automatic 16:9. Then use DVDSP with the track set to 16:9 letterbox, it seems to export to DVD with the correct aspect ratio that way.
I am having trouble with the image strobing, looks like some kind of interlacing problem, but at least I have got it in the right aspect ratio.
Its typical video, solve one problem and it just creates another.
I am yet to find the absolute best workflow.
In response to Andy above, the original letterboxed footage probably did have something to do with the downconverting settings on the camera, as when I import without downconverting it does not letterbox. In the HDR-HC1 there is an option in the menu called "TV Type" with options of 4:3 or 16:9. I was reviewing my footage on a 4:3 television so I most likely had it set to 4:3 which created the letterboxing in the viewer when I then imported the footage.
Importing the footage in HDV solves the issue of aspect ratio, but creates a new problem with the image strobing.
I hope this was some kind of help to you.
Liam

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