Final Cut Express / Pro Tutorial - Changing Canvas Size

In this quick tutorial, I show you guys how change the aspect ratio of the canvas window in final cut express.

This was a request by one of my viewers, as well as I have had trouble in the past with this when i first started using final cut.




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[AMVNStudios]

Thank you so freaking much! THis saves me needing to convert all my footage. I owe you a cookie.

[MedievalHollywood]

@AMVNStudios. I prefer snickerdoodle....  lol.

[josephwdenton]

Dude, thank you so much. I was about to go crazy tying to fix the black bar problem. Do you have another way to contact you with other questions about Final Cut Express?

[MedievalHollywood]

@josephwdenton. I sure do! It's medievalhollywood@gmail(dot)co­m. Or, you can just send me a message on YouTube. Either will work.

[digitalBuswad]

when i open up easy setup i only one drop down box???

[MedievalHollywood]

@digitalBuswad. I'd look to make sure "all formats" is selected under the Format and Rate pull downs. This should open up more options.

[theblackcotton]

so helpful. thanks.

[qwertyfla]

i love the internet

[csilvaproductions]

Thanks for saving my neurons.

Appreciate it.

[AandBpro]

Thanks for the video. But i have a question: When i put my videos in the time line, they look terrible in the canvas. Yet they are 720, when i look at the raw video in quick time, they look great. So my canvas is showing me the video, but in a super low quality. What do i do?

[photoworkers]

Hi, thanks

how do you change the canvas color?

[RonUlip]

Um.

[PLAYSTATIONzFINEST]

thanks man appreciate it

[cindyleelajoie]

Thanks for the tutorial! Do you know how I can take 4:3 footage and switch to 16:9 without stretching the video? I tried by cutting top, bottom, left and right but when I export as a movie, it shows the 4:3 format. Thanks!

[stasis1988]

Thank you soooo much!

[filmmaker419]

Ok for anyone calling it "A Black Bar" let's clear something up. It's not called a black bar, it's referred to as "letterbox" not bars...