Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1949)

Viewing and Editing Anamorphic Media
Final Cut Pro has the ability to display 16:9 anamorphic footage at the correct aspect ratio
while you edit. Generators and transitions such as the oval and star iris are also correctly
shaped, and all motion effects automatically take the 16:9 aspect ratio into account.
When you edit anamorphic 16:9 media, the following apply:
• All non-16:9 media added to a 16:9 sequence is scaled and distorted to match the
sequence.
• In the Viewer and Canvas, the default setting is “Show as Sq. Pixels” in the Zoom pop-up
menu. This properly adjusts anamorphic 16:9 content for viewing on the computer’s
display.
• Final Cut Pro sets the anamorphic “flag” in each DV frame rendered or played back.
Specifying Sequence Settings for Anamorphic Media
When you use 16:9 anamorphic media in a sequence, you need to select the Anamorphic
option in the Sequence Settings window. There are two ways you can do this:
• Choose a sequence preset that has the Anamorphic option turned on, then create a
sequence.
• Create a sequence, then turn on the Anamorphic option for that sequence.
Make sure you turn on the Anamorphic 16:9 option before you add any clips to your
sequence. If a 16:9 clip is edited into a 4:3 sequence, the clip is scaled to fit in the 4:3 frame,
causing the clip to be letterboxed. If the sequence is then changed to 16:9 without first
removing the edited clip, the Scale and Distort parameters applied to the clip still remain.
To turn on the Anamorphic option after you’ve created a sequence
1 Open the sequence in the Timeline.
2 Choose Sequence > Settings.
1949 Appendix E Working with Anamorphic 16:9 Media