Upconverting 4:3 Anamorphic Video to 16:9 Video
4:3 anamorphic video is actually a 16:9 image squeezed into a 4:3 frame, so it can easily
be scaled to fit an HD sequence.
To edit 16:9 anamorphic footage into a 16:9 sequence:
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Follow the instructions for scaling a 4:3 clip into a 16:9 sequence in “
Pillarboxing 4:3
Video in a 16:9 Frame
” on page 695. However, instead of using a normal 4:3 clip, use a
16:9 anamorphic clip.
The 16:9 anamorphic clip is now scaled to fit in the native 16:9 sequence.
480 anamorphic to 1080
480 anamorphic to 720
Chapter 30
Working with Mixed-Format Sequences
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