ASPECT RATIO - Inadvertent Blanking

<head> <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"> </head> >[!Warning] TARGET CONTAINER ASPECT RATIO: 16x9 / 1:78:1 > - Note the presence or absence of black bars in the following three frames, and their corresponding configurations... > - While letterbox Blanking is common, a mismatch of aspect ratios may cause your delivered file to inadvertently include black Pillarbox or Windowbox Blanking throughout its entire duration... > > > [!Failure]- PILLARBOX BLANKING - 1.78:1 in 1.90:1 > > ![[_Aspect Ratio - 17-9 with Pillarbox Padding.png]] > > **PROBABLE CAUSE:** > > - [ ] 1.78:1 content: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > > - [ ] Pillarboxed in a 1.90:1 timeline: > > - 2048 x 1080 2K-DCI > > - 4096 x 2160 4K-DCI > > - [ ] Output to a 1.90:1 file: > > - 2048 x 1080 2K-DCI > > - 4096 x 2160 4K-DCI > > > [!Failure]- WINDOWBOX BLANKING - 1.78:1 in 1.90:1 in 1.78:1 > > ![[_Aspect Ratio - 16-9 with Windowbox Padding.png]] > > **PROBABLE CAUSE:** > > - [ ] 1.78:1 content: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > > - [ ] Pillarboxed in a 1.90:1 timeline: > > - 2048 x 1080 2K-DCI > > - 4096 x 2160 4K-DCI > > - [ ] Letterboxed in a 1.78:1 file output: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > > > [!Success]+ NO BLANKING > > ![[_Aspect Ratio - 16-9 with No Padding.png]] > > **ACHIEVED BY:** > > - [ ] ✅ Matching Timeline and delivery to original camera aspect ratio > > - [ ] 1.78:1 content: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > > - [ ] On a 1.78:1 timeline: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > > - [ ] Output to a 1.78:1 file: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD > [!Warning] 2.39:1 SCOPE > > [!Failure]- Windowbox Blanking - 1.78:1 in 1.90:1 in 1.78:1 > > ![[S-239 in DCI-FLAT.png]] > > **CAUSED BY:** > > - [ ] 1.78:1 camera originals: > > - 3840 x 2160 UHD with 2.39:1 blanking > > - [ ] Pillarboxed on a 1.90:1 timeline: > > - 2048 x 1080 2K-DCI-FULL > > - [ ] Letterboxed with 2.39:1 blanking > > - [ ] Output to a 1.78:1 file: > > - 2048 x 1080 2K-DCI-FULL > > > [!Success]+ No Padding - 2.39:1 SCOPE > > > > **ACHIEVED BY:** > > - [ ] 1.78:1 camera originals: > > - 1920 x 1080 2K-FHD with 2.39:1 safe area > > - 3840 x 2160 4K-UHD with 2.39:1 safe areas > > - [ ] On a 2.39:1 timeline (Scale full frame with crop) > > - 2048 x 858 2K-DCI-SCOPE > > - 4096 x 1716 4K-DCI-SCOPE > > - [ ] Blanking Disabled > > - [ ] Output to a 2.39:1 file: > > - 2048 x 858 2K-DCI-SCOPE > > - 4096 x 1716 4K-DCI-SCOPE