Matching frame size

[izzyw]

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Very new to video editing and trying to make a slideshow with audio I've been given. I read that my frame size for YouTube should be 1280 x 720, so I've sized my images as such in Photoshop. In Premier I have set Sequence Settings > Video Frame Size as 1280 x 720.

When I inserted the photos into my project and Scaled to Frame Size, black bars were at the top and bottom. Shouldn't these be the same size?

I then export using Format: H.264. Under Preset if I use Custom the black bars stay the same. If I select a YouTube option then then I get more black bars.

I would appreciate any tips on sizing this to fill the frame completely. I don't want the text cut out in photos, but I can resize them to a different size if needed. Thanks in advance!

[Nancy OShea]

You're in the Lounge which is not a product support forum.

What are you using -- Premier Pro or Premier Elements?

Someone can move this to the appropriate product forum for you.

[izzyw]

Thanks! I had too many tabs open and got confused 😕

I'm using Premier Pro CC (2017)

[R Neil Haugen]

If you're working with a 1280x720 sequence, you shouldn't need to set "scale" or "set" to anything, they should just be a drag/drop to the sequence.

How about posting a screen grab in your reply of the Sequence settings dialog? You can drag/drop a png or jpg file onto the reply box, or use the little flower icon to navigate/select an image. Like this, though of course yours will show different settings.

Neil

[izzyw]

[Ann Bens]

The Youtube black bars are a direct result of the settings in Premiere.

Post screenshot of sequence settings and a clip selected in the Program window with the Preview area open.

And a screenshot of the export settings with the left tab to output and with an image showing.

Guessing its a aspect ratio error.

[izzyw]

[export settings] I generally only mess with Format, Preset, and Output Name. If I check Match Sequence Settings (below), then it takes care of my additional black bars to match what I originally saw, but it makes it a .mpeg (don't know if that's okay or not).

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

If you set the Pixel aspect ratio to 1.0 (instead of 0.9091) in the sequence settings problem solved (i think)

Remember HD and stills always have a PAR of 1.0.

[izzyw]

This worked, thank you!

(Stayed fixed when I exported to Format: H.264, Preset: YouTube 720)

[Corrina Johnson-Lawik]

I was having the same issue. Solved it straight away.