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Jan Virt
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April 29, 2025
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6k RAW footage non destructive scaling in Premie Pro 2025

  • April 29, 2025
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Hi everyone,

For the first time, I am working with Canon 6k RAW footage in Premiere Pro, 4k timeline. What's the safe workflow with clips, in order to not destroy pixels and retain quality?

Will "Scale to Frame" be a destructive way to do this? If so, then scaling the 6k frame manually, will yiled the same destructive effect?

Will "Fit to Frame" be the only non-destructive method, then? But then I can't reframe the 6k as I would wish within the 4k sequence?

Thanks for any help,
Jan.

Correct answer Ann Bens

If you use the Scale to framesize it will set the image to 100% of the sequence settings. No room to scale without loss of quality.

3840X2160 is a prefect 16:9. the 6K clips are not.

If you set the 6K clip to fill you will have access to the top and bottom node of the wireframe in the Program monitor and 68 to 100% room to scale and move around without quality loss.

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Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 29, 2025

Scale to framesize is destructive: Fill or Fit to framesize is not.

Use the Choose Direct Manipulation button in the Program Monitor to move the clip around.

 

Are you using a 4K or UDH sequence setting.

what is the resolution of the 6K clips?

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    Jan VirtAuthor
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    April 29, 2025

    Thanks, Ann! Sequence is set to 3840 x 2160, the 6k clips are 6000 x 3164. I do know that I can move the clip around, but was wondering if manually dragging the size to smaller would yield same result as Scale to framesize, because I am basically manually scaling the 6k clip, or am I wrong?

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 29, 2025

    If you use the Scale to framesize it will set the image to 100% of the sequence settings. No room to scale without loss of quality.

    3840X2160 is a prefect 16:9. the 6K clips are not.

    If you set the 6K clip to fill you will have access to the top and bottom node of the wireframe in the Program monitor and 68 to 100% room to scale and move around without quality loss.

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