Joe Taylor Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I get the gist of what anamorphic video for 16.9, but how does one go about transfering their 35mm or 16mm film for anamorphic full screen release? For instance the footage I shot for my film "Dead Lonesome" exposed full 4-perf with the intention to crop it 1.85 both video and film release. The footage thus far has been transfered for letter-box. To have that same 1.85 composition transfered as 1.85 anamorphic, how would that be done. On the same note, I'm shooting some time-lapse with a Canon 20D. When I download my images for sequence in Final Cut Pro, how could I convert those still shots for anamorphic playback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted June 22, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted June 22, 2008 16x9 "anamorphic" standard definition video is 1.78 : 1 full-screen on 16x9 TV sets. So a 1.85 movie would have very small letterboxing on a 16x9 DVD, so small that many 16x9 TV sets barely show it. On a 4x3 TV set, a 16x9 DVD should appear as a 1.78 letterboxed image, plus the additional letterbox that makes it 1.85 or 2.35, whatever. Assuming the DVD player is set-up correctly to output to a 4x3 TV set. Generally you would do a transfer to 16x9 "anamorphic" SD videotape (Digital Betacam, let's say), or do a transfer to HD (which is 16x9 native, so not anamorphic) and make a downconversion to 16x9 anamorphic SD video. You'd letterbox the 16x9 recording to 1.85 if that's what you want. But often you also make a 4x3 letterboxed tape master as well, and 4x3 pan & scan as well, depending on your market and deliverables requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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