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Cinematic Effect Help

 

 


Mambito1
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Sep 21, 2005, 1:16 PM

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Cinematic Effect Help Can't Post

Ok, New memory came in from newegg. Now I'm running with 1Gig Ram on my PC along with 80 Gig Hard drive w/60Gigs Free and capturing with Firewire. Everything is Fast. My question now is after I'm DONE with my storyboard using Windoes Movie Maker, how do I get the complete movie to be in widescreen format to have that cinematic effect?
I'm using a Samsung mini DV camcorder.
All suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I will be sure to pass the knowledge base to other entry level newbies like myself.




videobear
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Sep 25, 2005, 12:02 PM

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Re: [Mambito1] Cinematic Effect Help [In reply to] Can't Post

A couple of ways to do this...

1. Shoot using an anamorphic lens adapter. This "squishes" your image horizontally. When you go to edit, it can be expanded to a 16:9 format, and the image will look normal. This method should give you the highest resolution picture, but anamorphic adapters are expensive, and may not be available in a size to fit your lens's filter threads.

2. Shoot using your camera's widescreen mode. This will chop off the top and bottom of your picture, and you can then capture the footage as native 16:9 material.

3. Letterbox in post. Superimpose a graphic with black bars top and bottom to produce a simulated widescreen effect.




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Doug Graham
Panda Productions