16x9 SD

["Pete O'Neill" <poneill(at)gwstudio.com>]

Hi all,
My questions are kinda making my head spin, so hopefully I can ask them 
in a form that you can understand.

I am doing a SD project w/ SD video sources, and importing graphics that 
are 1024x576 from an outside company. Now, my first question is:  When I 
try to link the graphics into my 16x9 NTSC sequence I cannot get the 
right combination of  capture settings (center,keep original size;  
pixel ratio) etc... I've tried I think every combination and the 
graphic, which is true 16x9 by calculations, is importing alot larger. I 
then have to DVE the linked file to 71% size to make it fit my 16x9 
frame. What am I  missing to link the clip directly as a true 16x9 clip 
so I don't have to DVE it.

My other question is that I want to cut my piece on a 4x3 timeline for 
ease of not haveing to render every other minute. My test so far is 
throwing me off.  I cut a 5sec. test clip on a 4x3 seq. and generated a 
timeline to clip. Then dragged that linked clip onto a 16x9 seq. 
Everything is fine, threw a DVE on that clip and could slide on Y axis 
with lots of head and foot room. Kinda like an HD clip on a SD seq. Now 
what was weird is just for shits and giggles, I dragged a clip that was 
not linked to my 4x3 seq. (but still in my root project) on to the 16x9 
seq. and the top and bottom get cropped with black outside the viewer.. 
I put a DVE on it and unchecked the output to size option and cranked 
the Y axis and it looked like it wanted to show me all the frame but it 
didn't. Just black. I've even rebooted. No change.

Any suggestions will help. 7.6 qfe2 nitris

Thanks,
Pete

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