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April 17, 2017
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Exporting a video with different sized videos in the sequence

  • April 17, 2017
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Hello, me and a buddy are working on a project on premiere pro. We are almost done but we have one major problem. We recorded videos on a computer that has an ultra wide screen. The screen is on a 2560X1080 resolution so all of the videos that were recorded on our pc and are in our sequence are also this size. We also recorded somethings on a camera, and those are in our sequence too, but the size of those videos is 1920X1080. We want to export the video at 1080p but also we want to make sure nothing from any of the videos gets cut off, and that there are no black bars. How can this be done?

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    Correct answer Peru Bob

    You have two choices:

    1) Crop the 2560 x 1080 if you want to export at 1920 x 1080

    2) Have black bars if you want to export at 2560 x 1080 without zooming in (which will degrade it) on the 1920 x 1080 .

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    erisidae
    erisidae
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    April 18, 2017

    You have three options:

    1. You can make a sequence with no black bars, at the cost of cutting off some of the ultra-wide footage. For the best viewing, I would suggest setting your sequence to 1920x1080 and shrinking your ultra-wide footage to fit that aspect ratio. That way, you aren't trying to expand 1080 resolution to a much larger sequence.

    2. You can tolerate black bars and keep the full frame of each clip. I'd still stick with 1080p for this.

    3. You could change the aspect ratio of your ultra-wide sequence to fit a standard 16:9 aspect ratio (which is what 1920x1080p is). This will result in your wide footage being squished vertically, but it is the only way to make a sequence in which there are no black bars and you can see all of each clip. To do this, select Effect Controls for your ultra-wide clip and deselect the Uniform Scale checkmark (under Motion). This will allow you to adjust the width independently of the height.

    I didn't see anyone else mention the uniform scale thing, so I hope this helps!

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    April 18, 2017

    I didn't see anyone else mention the uniform scale thing

    That's because from a "professional" standpoint, it's not a viable option.  It distorts the footage, and thus should never be used.

      erisidae
      erisidae
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      April 18, 2017

      I agree. However, given the criteria, that's really the only option that would satisfy both. I would personally recommend sacrificing a few inches of the ultra-wide footage for a consistent sequence.

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      excited_Genie16B8
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      April 18, 2017

      we want to make sure nothing from any of the videos gets cut off, and that there are no black bars.

      That is simply not possible with two different aspect ratios.  One of the videos will have black, or one of the videos will be cropped.

      Choose.

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      SAFEHARBOR11
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      April 18, 2017

      Next time you undertake a project like this, create a short sample start to finish to test the workflow and you will avoid massive headaches like this ;-)

      Peru Bob
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      Peru BobCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      April 17, 2017

      You have two choices:

      1) Crop the 2560 x 1080 if you want to export at 1920 x 1080

      2) Have black bars if you want to export at 2560 x 1080 without zooming in (which will degrade it) on the 1920 x 1080 .

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      Anonymous
      April 18, 2017

      I don't want to crop the 2560X1080. If you could just elaborate on how to get rid of the black bars on the 1920X1080

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