Adobe 25520388 - Premiere Pro - PC Using Manual page 126

USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
Managing assets
Correct recurring aspect ratio misinterpretations
Premiere Pro automatically assigns pixel aspect ratios to files according to a file of rules. If a specific type of image is
consistently misinterpreted (distorted) when you import it, you can change the relevant rule.
Open a text editor.
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From within the text editor, go to the Premiere Pro Plug-ins folder.
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3 Open the file named Interpretation Rules.txt.
Edit the rule that you want to modify, and choose Save.
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Common pixel aspect ratios
Pixel aspect ratio
Square pixels 1.0
D1/DV NTSC 0.91
D1/DV NTSC 1.21
Widescreen
D1/DV PAL 1.09
D1/DV PAL 1.46
Widescreen
Anamorphic 2:1 2.0
HDV 1080/DVCPRO 1.33
HD 720, HD
Anamorphic 1080
DVCPRO HD 1080 1.5
When to use
Footage has a 640x480 or 648x486 frame size, is 1920x1080 HD (not
HDV or DVCPRO HD), is 1280x720 HD or HDV, or was exported from an
application that doesn't support nonsquare pixels. This setting can also
be appropriate for footage that was transferred from film or for
customized projects.
Footage has a 720x486 or 720x480 frame size, and the desired result is
a 4:3 frame aspect ratio. This setting can also be appropriate for
footage that was exported from an application that works with
nonsquare pixels, such as a 3D animation application.
Footage has a 720x486 or 720x480 frame size, and the desired result is
a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.
Footage has a 720x576 frame size, and the desired result is a 4:3 frame
aspect ratio.
Footage has a 720x576 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9 frame
aspect ratio.
Footage was shot using an anamorphic film lens, or it was
anamorphically transferred from a film frame with a 2:1 aspect ratio.
Footage has a 1440x1080 or 960x720 frame size, and the desired result
is a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.
Footage has a 1280x1080 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9
frame aspect ratio.
Last updated 1/16/2012
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