Changing Edited Sequence from Multiple Ratios to 16:9

[angelaj87801759]

Hi Friends!

I'm new to Premiere so bare with me please.

I created a sequence based on clip settings (Red footage) (which is not 16:9). Now I would like to export this sequence as 16:9. Is it possible? I understand some cropping will be involved. I just dont want black bars.

Thank you!

Angela

[R Neil Haugen]

Yes, in the Export dialog select a format/codec in 16:9 ratio like say FHD 1920x1080.

The  preview window there will show the results.

Neil

[eikonoklastes · Accepted solution]

That will give her the black bars she doesn't want.

What you need to do is nest your sequence into another timeline that has the settings you want. Then scale the nest as required and export that sequence.

[SAFEHARBOR11]

Hi Angela,

There are some important considerations that should be part of the workflow. You mention "multiple ratios" which I might assume to mean clips of various resolutions, is that correct? The reason I ask is this - say you create a 4K sequence to match your highest-quality clips, but then you also have perhaps HD clips being used as well. Now if you intend to deliver as 4K, then the HD clips just get upscaled, that is fine.

However, if the intent is to deliver as HD, then the problem is that when you put an HD clip into a 4K sequence, that HD clip gets "blown up" to the 4K sequence size, which will hurt the quality of the HD clip. Then if you export to HD, that blown up clip is used as the source to come back down to HD, further hurting the quality. Ideally, if you would edit in an HD sequence, the 4K footage would come out great being downscaled to HD, and the HD footage will be output straight to HD and will also look great, not having been converted to 4K and back again.

Another thing is that if the RED source footage is not 16:9, when you export to HD something has to get cropped from the source - the export will not look the same as what you were editing. So again, might be better to edit in a 16:9 sequence and then any cropping/repositioning happens right there in the sequence where you have control on a clip-by-clip basis and you know what you will get then before exporting.

So, please let us know the specs of all different kinds of source clips you are working with in this project and we can then help to figure out the best path to getting a great export

Thanks

Jeff

[angelaj87801759]

Thanks Jeff! I do understand what you're saying - very helpful. For this project I had to get it out quickly so I ended up creating a 16:9 sequence bu finding a clip with that ratio and dropping it into a new sequence. From there I added my edited timeline there. I adjusted and cropped as needed. Hoping it still remains 4k!

[SAFEHARBOR11]

Another scenario - you drop 4K clips into an HD sequence, and then export as 4K. The output will be 4K, but the "quality" will be that of HD clips blown up to 4K - the moment the 4K clips were dropped into the HD sequence, you lost that "4K goodness" and those 4K clips essentially became HD clips as far as Premiere was concerned.

Not knowing what resolution your source clips are, or what the sequence settings were used in your workflow, I can't comment on whether you might have gotten best results or not. Hope so!

Thanks

Jeff

[angelaj87801759]

Thank you!