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Problem exporting frames from anamorphic footage

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January 3, 2025
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Hello,

I have a sequence with anamorphic 1.5x footage which I already interpreted as this (DVCPRO HD 1.5) and it's all fine while working inside project and exporting as video. But when I try to export a frame - the photographic camera icon tool below the preview screen - I end with a non-interpreted frame as anamorphic, de-squeezed like the print attached.
How can I export frames to be exactly as the sequence shows?

Thank you.

Warren Heaton

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Nest the PAR 1.5 Sequence into a PAR 1.0 Sequence to export stills from the containing Sequence.

Or,

Start a new, PAR 1.0 document in Photoshop and use File> Place Embedded, save the resulting PSD, and File > Export to save a corrected still.. You can place multiple PAR 1.5 stills in the same PSD file and then use File > Export > Layers to Files. An alternative approach is to open the PAR 1.5 files directly and resave after changing the PAR to 1.0 and adjusting the Image Size.

If you have already exported several stills that are squeezed, any image editing application that allows you to change just the width of the image to 150% and then save should work to show the picture with the 16x9 display aspect ratio.

fernando.andrehAuthor

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Well, I really appreciate all the help I've received. I don't understand how it can be so difficult to get a frame that is identical to what is already being seen in the video. Because if it is possible to get it as a video, what mystery prevents it from being obtained as a frame?
Thanks Averdahl, Ann Bens and Warren Heaton for the insights for solution.
I voted on all the comments trying to help me. Thank you very much.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

It's not a mystery: stills (1.0) are not the same as anamorphic video (1.5).

Some years ago we had exactly the same ' issue' when shooting on mini dv, SD or HDV (both anamorphic)

Averdahl

Community Expert

I cannot test now, but if i remember correctly exports done from a timeline were the Pixel Aspec Ratio (PAR) is set to 1.5 will export frames this way. Test to go to Sequence > Sequence Settings and change the PAR from 1.5 to 1.0 and close the dialog and do the export of the frame now. If it works you can then set tha PAR back to 1.5. A workaround i think will do the trick.

Try it and report back! 🙂

fernando.andrehAuthor

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Hello, thanks for your response. I did it and, despite it corrected the squeeze aspect, the frame appears to be 16:9 and not anamorphic. The frame is cropped.

Averdahl

Community Expert

I need more details:

Version of Premiere Pro (Help > About)
Sequence Settings (post screendump)
What app/s do you use to watch the exported image?
How does the exported image look inside Premiere Pro?
How does the video look if you export it using File > Export > Media?
Are the source footage from a Panasonic camera or not?

Hello, thanks for your response. I did it and, despite it corrected the squeeze aspect, the frame appears to be 16:9 and not anamorphic. The frame is cropped.

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