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No 720x486 presets?

Jul 2, 2011 8:05 PM

New to Premiere Pro. Coming from FCP and Media Composer.

I can't seem to set up a 720x486 project/sequence.
720x480 seems to be the only choice.

None exist in the presets and the settings that might allow me to
manually adjust the frame size are grayed out and unavailable.

Even the title safe photoshop files do not include a 720x486 version.

8141 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: Colin Brougham, Jul 2, 2011 5:56 PM

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1. joe bloe premiere,

Mar 31, 2013 3:43 PM in reply to Sproketzz

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Try this.
CS5 / CS5.5:
CS6:

Then, watch this:
http://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-4003.htm

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CS6 image added 3/31/13
jbp

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2. Colin Brougham,

Jul 2, 2011 5:20 PM in reply to Sproketzz

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This is where the Custom editing mode comes into play. Just click the Settings tab in the New Sequence dialog, select "Custom" from the Editing Mode drop down, and set your parameters to suit.

For example:

Be sure to use the Save Preset button at the bottom after you're done customizing in order to easily create a sequence later using these settings.

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3. Sproketzz,

Jul 2, 2011 5:52 PM in reply to Colin Brougham

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Well, it doesn't quite work that way on my system. But your answer did lead me down the right path.

When I go to the settings in the new sequence dialogue box there is no option for "custom".

But there is "desktop".

So I chose desktop and found that I could make the manual adjustments necessary and then save
them to a new "custom" sequence preset.

But already my faith in Premiere Pro as being a professional edit system is shaken as there are plenty
of presets for 720x480 but none for 720x486. If you are editing for broadcast, going out to digibeta, 720x486
is the standard.

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4. Colin Brougham,

Jul 2, 2011 5:56 PM in reply to Sproketzz

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But there is "desktop".

You're on CS5, which you didn't mention. CS5.5 changed the name to "Custom." Same difference.

But already my faith in Premiere Pro as being a professional edit system is shaken as there are plenty
of presets for 720x480 but none for 720x486. If you are editing for broadcast, going out to digibeta, 720x486
is the standard.

Why? No tapeless formats work at 720x480; only tape-based video does, and you need third-party hardware in order to ingest from those. If this is enough to rattle you on Premiere Pro, you're gonna hate it

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