Sorry if this question's already been asked plenty of times but I was wondering if there is any way of achieving the 16:9 widescreen effect with a normal MiniDV camera. Are there any programs around that can do this or other methods?
Thank you,
James
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Your editing software should be able to render the final cut in 16:9, but it may look a little squashed. But then it depends on the editing software you use.
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Depending on your camera, it may be able to do it in 16:9, it won't be true 16:9, but it will do the same effect as your editing software. It's nice to have the option in post, but some cameras do a good job and others look crappy. Hook it up to a monitor before you decide whether to do it in post or in camera.
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Originally posted by hethwheel
Your editing software should be able to render the final cut in 16:9, but it may look a little squashed. But then it depends on the editing software you use.
Well, I edit with Movie Maker 2 and have done for ages. I'm adamant that that doesn't make things widescreen but I hope I'm wrong.
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Unfortunately unless you shoot in 16:9 you can never achieve true 16:9. The image isn't scaled in the camera as 16:9, it's recorded as that (the sensors are that shape).
As has been said, you can output in 16:9, the image will be distorted.
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Some cameras allow for lenses that can create true letterbox (I'm not sure if it's the 16:9 you're looking for or not).
Otherwise you can frame things with the expectation that you'll chop the top and bottom of the picture off. You can get 16:9 output although it's not gonna have the same quality levels.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
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You could also check out your video compressor. I know that DivX allows you to render at 16:9, but as I said and Rizzo confirmed, if it isn't shot in 16:9 then the image will look squashed down.
The other method suggested here is to "crop" your picture, once you've allowed for the cropping. In simple terms this is effectively a partial half horizontal wipe effect. Easy on an old vision mixer, but perhaps more complicated in the Digital editing scenario. And it means shooting footage with that in mind.
