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Capturing Anamorphic Media
When you capture video, Final Cut Pro uses the settings in the currently selected
capture preset. If your footage was shot anamorphically, you can select the
Anamorphic 16:9 option. For more information, see “
If you used the 16:9 Wide button on your camcorder when recording video:
You typically don’t need to worry about the Anamorphic option in the capture preset.
Some cameras can embed metadata regarding the selected aspect ratio directly in the
video signal. When a user presses the 16:9 Wide button on these cameras, the DV
stream recorded to tape includes this information. Final Cut Pro automatically detects
this and marks the resulting clip as Anamorphic 16:9. This happens regardless of
whether or not the Anamorphic 16:9 option is checked in the Capture Preset Editor.
If you used an anamorphic lens:
Those using an anamorphic lens to achieve the 16:9 look are actually recording their
footage at a 4:3 aspect ratio. As a result, it is not automatically identified as 16:9
material by Final Cut Pro. If you are using an anamorphic lens, turning on the
Anamorphic 16:9 option in the Capture Preset Editor marks all subsequently captured
clips as Anamorphic 16:9, regardless of whether or not they are actually supposed to
be. Make sure you deselect this box when recording regular, non-anamorphic 4:3
material.
If you’re not sure whether or not the aspect ratio information was recorded on
the videotape:
Before you capture video, make sure you choose an Easy Setup or capture preset that
includes the anamorphic option.
Make sure this
checkbox is selected
if you’re capturing
16:9 media.