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How to set scaling for source viewer

PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:09 pm
by pnguyen720
Hey guys -

I'm working in an anamorphic project with a resolution of 3840 x 1634 and I'm able to get my drone footage shot in UHD (3840 x 2160) to look fine in my timeline. However, when I double click on the file to look at it in the Source Monitor or from the Media menu, it doesn't take up the screen. Which setting affects this?

I have both of my scaling options set to Full Frame with crop.

Re: How to set scaling for source viewer

PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:23 pm
by Jim Simon
The Source Viewer will always show you the full clip, sans cropping.

Re: How to set scaling for source viewer

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:03 am
by pnguyen720
Hi Jim,
This is what I see in my source monitor for my UHD file.

Re: How to set scaling for source viewer

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:38 pm
by Jim Simon
Yep, that's normal.

The Source Viewer will take on the aspect of the timeline, but as I said, it always shows the entire clip, no cropping applied.

Re: How to set scaling for source viewer

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:49 am
by pnguyen720
Hi, I've located the 'problem'. If I generated Proxy Media for this clip, it appears like that in the Source Viewer. If I use Optimized Media, it appears correctly.

I have Proxy Media set to Original size too.