Uploaded this HD version of the Intel – Touch of Genius. Using the extension &fmt=22 at the end of the URL you get very good looking video. Appears the new 16×9 player won’t embed however. Click on this link to see the 16×9 version on YouTube.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b1fpn7-c_U&fmt=22]
With all the hard work done by Alex Gollner from the Editing Organized blog. He makes it very simple to cut and paste the code and create a new generator for Final Cut Pro. In this case the example is white.
How many times to find yourself selecting Matte>Color and changing the color to white? There’s no way to change the default color but this handy little trick creates a whole new generator with the color white. In the past I’ve just imported a frame of white I created in Photoshop. Follow his very simple instructions here. I think I’ll make one for black too!
Here’s a quick little tip to make those pesky 16×9 files you get and turn them into nice 4×3 files so they can live harmoniously in your 4×3 DVD Studio Pro project. Just make sure to select the setting in the crop area as noted below and presto! Your 16×9 file will now be a letterboxed 4×3 file.
Jon Chappell over at Digital Rebellion and whose RSS feed is on the right side of our blog, clearly explains this interesting question. Read and see the whys and hows.
