"Igor" <igarber@optonline.net> wrote in message

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> > Do you know if is it possible to achieve a

> > result like that?

> This is my method:

>

> I use my editing software (Premiere) and edit normal 4:3 footage. When

> its all done, I create a .jpg or a .psd in Photoshop. This picture is

> 720x480, just a white square with black bands on top. As wide or as

> narrow as I want. I then overlay that on top of my footage and set

> tranparency for white alpha channel. This way only the black bars

> appear in the video and the white portion is transparent, so the

> video shows through it. If the black bars block anything in any clip,

> I just shift reposition that clip on the screen around until it's

> positioned the way I want to.

>

> The advantage of doing it this way is that you can easily output 4:3

> format by simply removing the "widescreen" .jpg and re-rendering it in

> normal format.

You can also just use the "clip" filter to place the letterboxing,

then rendered, it has the letterboxing, but with the filter removed,

it does not need to be rerendered. BTW, The VX2000/2100

16:9 is a sorta anamorphic system - the cropped vertical height

is stretched to full height for maximum use of the 4:3 area, though

the VF shows everything in normal proportion with letterboxing

added. Hook the camera up to a TV and see the difference

between the recorded image and what the VF (for convenience)

shows...

The vertical stretching preserves the pixel-count in the final image,

but it can be viewed stretched horizontally on suitable TVs. You

can also just shoot 4:3 and letterbox later (may be preferable).

It is harder to make it one way, but have it properly displayed

both ways, though...

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David Ruether

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