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medellinc99628898
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September 15, 2020
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How to have different aspect ratios on one timeline/sequence?

  • September 15, 2020
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I am working on a short film and I want to have 21:9, 4:3 and regular 16:9 on one timeline/sequence. I want to do it right without having to crop the black bars or using a png. Is this possible?? To be able to set my settings for a sequence like this and render it accordingly?

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Peru Bob
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September 15, 2020

If you try to put a 4X6 photo in an 8X10 picture frame, you have to matte it or enlarge it.

If you want to put an 8X10 photo into a 4X6 photo frame, you have to crop it or shrink it.

 

It's the same for videos in a sequence

medellinc99628898
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September 15, 2020

Do you know if I were to render a sequence say at 21:9 then use that render footage on a timeline that is set at 16:9 will it still preserve it's 21:9 qualities? since it was first rendered with those settings or will the new settings of the 16:9 overright and will make it lose its 21:9 properties? I'm just trying to find a way to stray away from adding black bars rather than it having black bars naturally 

Ann Bens
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September 16, 2020

So in other words, I will not have my way and will have to divert to cropping or png black bars?


That is what i said.

Ann Bens
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September 15, 2020

No, you cannot have it all. You need to deside what you want upfront. 16:9 seems to me the most logic choice.

21;9 and 4;3 needs to be up/downscaled if you dont want black bars.

medellinc99628898
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September 15, 2020

Do you know of a way or think of one that I can have all of those aspect ratios in a short? and what exactly do you mean by downscaled?

Peru Bob
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September 15, 2020

Resized.