andy hamel wrote:Our presentaions are 16 x 9 and we output 16x 9, our slides come in 4 x 3 which is fine except the top and bottom is always out of the "safe Zone" and most of the times it is the Title / Institution (on Bottom) of the slide is not visible
When I edit I find all my PowerPoint slides -( Razor them I use Final Cut) move them up to another video track then Resize them all so the top and Botom are not cut out.
Which is time consuming and this is why I would like it all to fit the slides all the one timeline
I do not stretch them as I agree the circles become ovals
andy
Perhaps I'm not following since it is late here, but earlier I thought you said that your slides filled the screen when projected via a splitter as 4:3? Now you said your presentations are 16:9 and your output is 16:9 . . . So, is the issue that the KiPro is making them 4:3 or that the slides are 4:3 to begin with??
After re-reading the thread it sounds like your slides are in the wrong format to begin with possibly caused by the splitter sending signal to a 4:3 projector for the auditorium as you mentioned previously, or setup incorrectly in PowerPoint/Keynote. It sounds like you need to do one of the following 1) home run to the ATEM from the computer to ensure you are capturing in the correct format, which may also require changes on the computer where the presentation resides. Then, take an output from the ATEM to the auditorium projector. (I saw you are using a TVS so the SD out is not available, but you could use a scaler on one of the outputs.) or 2) Upgrade your projector and screen to support 16:9 and ensure the presentation is in the correct format to begin with. Then split before the projector, or loop out of the projector to the ATEM.
The more I think about this IIRC most MS PowerPoint installs default to 4:3. So even if you stretched or scaled the image it will look funny unless the settings are changed from the software, which itself may cause formatting issues to the content as you mentioned cutting the top and bottom.
Or you could talk to your client(s) about what each outcome brings. Noting that projecting in the native format offers the best possible outcome, which at times may lead to black bars. . . . That or just bill them for fixing it in post.
Most of the larger accounts I service have a coordinator that provides presenters with minimum specifications, and a form for them to request certain things. That is how I deal with most instances. Yes sometimes surprises happen, but we just do the best we can with scalers and extra computers with known good configurations.