User Manual

Preparing for Converting HD Formats
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To set options for crossconverting a sequence:
1. Select Tools > Video Output Tool.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Click the Downconvert menu, and select OFF.
4. Click the Crossconvert menu, and select the format that you want to output.
To set options for downconverting a sequence:
1. Select Tools > Video Output Tool.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Click the Crossconvert menu, and select OFF.
4. Click the Downconvert menu, and select the format that you want to output.
The options are Anamorphic, Letterbox, Center Cut. The following illustrations show how a
high-definition image is adjusted for downconvert.
Example of downconversion formats. Top: the HD image. Bottom, left to right: Anamorphic, Letterbox, and
Center Cut SD downconverted images.
5. For some input/output hardware configurations, you need to set the Component format and
HDMI format when you select Downconvert:
a. Click the Component Format menu and select SD Interlaced. The Component Format
menu appears when you select Downconvert.
b. Click the HDMI format menu and select either SD Interlaced or SD Progressive.