problems with Final Cut Pro....

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My partner is having trouble on Final Cut Pro in saving a Quicktime
file to DVD, which will ultimately be displayed on a plasma screen.
The file is not maintaining the 16x9 proportion. Final Cut Pro
customer service was unable to explain why. We'd appreciate hearing
from anyone who has the answer. Thanks.

Pat

 

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Pat wrote:

> My partner is having trouble on Final Cut Pro in saving a Quicktime
> file to DVD, which will ultimately be displayed on a plasma screen.
> The file is not maintaining the 16x9 proportion. Final Cut Pro
> customer service was unable to explain why. We'd appreciate hearing
> from anyone who has the answer. Thanks.
>
> Pat

No offense Pat, but communication is not your strong point I see.. I had
to read your post several times and I can assume that you mean the
following 2 possibilities.

1) Your having trouble making a data DVD with quicktime files on the DVD
disk. Since burning a Quicktime file right to a DVD is a very easy
process. You simply just open Toast (or the mac burn image/cd program),
and you move the files over to your DVD, and press the burn button.
However, as far as I know, most DVD settop players will not play
Quicktime files on a DVD, and your not asking why it won't play but
rather why it won't play at 19:6, which leads me to believe that the
likelihood of your making a DVD with Quicktime files on it is kind of rare.

or..

2) Your having trouble making a compatible DVD for playing on a 16:9
format. In which case has really nothing to do with Quicktime, or Final
Cut, and has more to do with whatever DVD authoring program your using.
So, when your asking, "saving a Quicktime file to DVD", is more likely
that your actually saying "..trying to make a DVD from a quicktime
file". In which case, means something totally different. And in this
case your actually seeing black (or gray) bars on the sides of your
video on the plasma 16:9 screen ..I'm assuming.

My best guess is that it's option number 2 that your asking. Am I
correct? And if I am, I'll need to ask more questions for me to answer
this question..

Thanks
-Richard