User Manual

Mixing Frame Sizes and Aspect Ratios
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2. Click the Text tab.
3. (Option) If it is not already visible, display the Reformat bin heading.
For more information, see “Using Text View” on page 325.
4. Click the Reformat field for the clip or sub-clip, and select an option.
Options apply only to clips that do not match the frame size and aspect ratio of the project.
For more information, see “Reformatting Options Reference” on page 599.
Reformatting Options Reference
The table describes the choices available under the Reformat bin heading and their effect when
you edit a clip into a sequence of a different size or aspect ratio. These options have no effect on
clips that do match the project size and aspect ratio. For information on how to set the
reformatting options for a clip, see “Mixing Frame Sizes and Aspect Ratios” on page 596.
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In all reformatting options, the center of the source material is set by default to the center of the
sequence frame. You can reformat the clip manually by using the “Center Keep Size”
reformatting option and then using the Resize effect to modify the position of a clip after you edit
it into a sequence.
Option Description
Stretch Scales the clip to match the width and height dimensions of the
sequence. If the clip’s aspect ratio does not match the sequence’s
aspect ratio the image is distorted (stretched or squeezed).
The illustration shows an example where a 4:3 clip is placed in a 16:9 sequence. The clip is
stretched horizontally to accommodate the width of the sequence.