Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1751)

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Exporting Anamorphic Video to a QuickTime Movie
Instead of outputting to tape, you may want to export your sequence as a QuickTime
movie for multimedia or web distribution using a widescreen frame. For examples of
widescreen QuickTime movies, see some of the movie trailers at
http://www.apple.com/trailers .
To export a 4:3 sequence to a QuickTime movie with a widescreen aspect ratio:
1 Create a new sequence with the aspect ratio you want to use.
This process gives you the opportunity to crop off the top and bottom of a 4:3 frame to
fit into a wider aspect ratio, such as16:9, 1.85:1, and 2.40:1.
2 Nest the sequence that you want to crop into this new sequence.
For more information about nesting sequences, see Volume II, Chapter 23, “Sequence to
Sequence Editing.”
The nested sequence is scaled to fit within the new sequence’s dimensions.
3 Select the nested sequence in the Timeline and Option-double click it to open it in the
Viewer.
4 Click the Motion tab, and set the Scale to 100.
The nested sequence now appears cropped within the Canvas because it has a larger
frame size or aspect ratio than that of the export sequence you’ve created. You can
reposition the nested sequence by using the Center motion parameter. For more
information on positioning a clip within the Canvas, see Volume III, Chapter 12,
“Changing Motion Parameters.”
5 Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie or File > Export > QuickTime Conversion to
export the sequence you’ve just created. Make sure that the exported frame size is the
same as the current size of the sequence.
For more information, see Chapter 18, “ Exporting QuickTime Movies ,” on page 239 and
Chapter 19, “ Exporting QuickTime-Compatible Files ,” on page 245.
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Tip: If you use a custom frame size, make sure that both horizontal and vertical pixel
dimensions are divisible by 4. This reduces the chance of artifacts for most codecs.