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Aspect Ratio for SD

Send-To-Playback

Enables you to either leave the default setting, which takes the aspect ratio of the

first clip in the sequence, and uses it to set the aspect ratio for the entire

sequence, or force Send-to-playback of SD clips into a specific aspect ratio,

either 4:3 or 16:9.

The following options apply for this item:

• Use Media Flag - If selected, it will take the aspect ratio of the first clip in

the sequence, and set that aspect ratio for the entire sequence. This is the

Default setting.

• Force 4:3 - If selected, regardless of the first clip’s aspect ratio, it will make

all STP clips to the server be 4:3 aspect ratio.

• Force 16:9 - If selected, regardless of the first clip’s aspect ratio, it will make

all STP clips to the server be 16:9 aspect ratio.

Your workflow might included SD media with different aspect ratios. Based

on the media content, a clip could end up on the server as either a 4:3 or a

16:9 clip, which may not be desired or provide enough control for playout

systems.

Depending on your site’s configuration, you might decide to have all clips

that are sent to the system be either 4:3 or 16:9. This control provides the

override to make this consistent.

For example, if you are using a combination of actual 16:9 (aspect ratio is

defined as 16:9 in the media) and anamorphic 16:9 media (aspect ratio is

defined as 4:3 in the media), you could configure the channel formats to

either 16:9 or 4:3, and successfully cue and play clips without

cross-conversion.

Alternately, if the channel is set to 16:9, the STP mode would be set to 16:9,

and the media would match the channel output and play properly. The same

outcome applies for the 4:3 setting, although the anamorphic output would

need to be formatted properly downstream of the outputs. This avoids

conflicts where some media might be formatted improperly, and

subsequently play out with an incorrect conversion or aspect ratio, depending

on the contents of a sequence sent from the Avid Editor.

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