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I have three interrelated questions on converting my old videos (most were shot 25-30 years ago so I'm sure they are 4:3) to widescreen.
I watched Steve's Learning Series "Force Project Settings in PRE 11" and thought I understood what to do. Start a new project and before I put anything on the timeline, I should set the preset to Widescreen 48kHz and click Force Project Settings. Except at the very end of the tutorial when Steve placed an ACVHD video on the timeline with the widescreen preset and Force Project Setting in effect, the clip ran off the frame. So, Steve went back and clicked Scale to Frame Size which worked.
Then in Steve's book I found this little semi-hidden paragraph on page 68 that discusses Interpret Footage.
Soooo, I know what I've got - hundreds of 4:3 clips - and I know what I'd like to end up with - DVD's showing a variety of those clips in widescreen format.
My questions are:
1. Should I set the preset to Widescreen 48kHz with Force Project Settings checked, and then each time I bring a clip to the timeline, check to see if it fits and if it does not, go back and check Scale to Frame Size?
2. Do I need to right click each clip and select Interpret Footage?
3. Will either of the above impact any transitions or title pages I want to add to the project or will they automatically adjust to the widescreen format I want.
I'm grateful for any suggestions or advice.
MJK1250