[MacDV] Cropping Black Borders

Djwp djwp1 at comcast.net
Sat Jun 18 19:32:10 PDT 2005


I found that I can crop during export using compression.  Now, if I can 
only get compression to work!
On Jun 18, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Djwp wrote:

>  I exported my project to DV NTSC 720x480.
>
> All of my clips were 640x480. They appear in the viewer to be the 
> correct dimensions, nestled in black border.
>
> I know this is the "safe" area for NTSC.
>
> However, I would like to export the project to another file type for 
> the web without these black borders.
>
> In Adobe Premiere, during export the edges of the entire project can 
> be cropped. Is there a similar feature in FCP?
>
> (I'd rather not do the motion/scaling, as this will degrade the 
> quality.  I'm looking to just crop the borders away, hopefully as an 
> option during rendering).
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Jill
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