How To Set Up An Anamorphic Project in DaVinci Resolve

[@PhillipRPeck]

Chapter Markers 00:00 Intro 00:11 Different anamorphic aspect ratios 00:28 Impact of sensor aspect ratio 01:23 Example from a project 02:46 Timeline resolution 03:52 Pixel aspect ratio 05:29 Image scaling 07:12 Center crop with no resizing 07:27 Scale full frame with crop 08:01 Stretch frame to all corners 08:31 Outro

[@raymondparsons589]

Thank you so much for making this video. The link to the aspect ratio chart was invaluable for me as I was having a hard time to get my 4:3 2x stretch footage to look correctly in Resolve. Once I understood the correct timeline resolution for 4K DCP, it worked perfectly.

[@GetWisdomTV]

Hi, could you please make a tutorial video? And reply to me here. I have also subscribed to your channel. I have got SLR magic 2x anamorphot. Thanks in advance.

[@dadaromeo]

very helpful. best video on anamorphic workflow in resolve (i watched a bunch)

[@PhillipRPeck]

Wow, thanks!

[@mikeodeo]

Dude this is a really good tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[@Studio23creation]

useful, thank you ! swithcing to davinci, and shooting on FX6/A7S3 with kowa projection lens 2x, and soon 1.8 greatjoy (receiving the whole set next week).

[@PhillipRPeck]

Wow! That's awesome

[@Actioncamflix]

4:42 clip attributes on Mac: You can create your own KB shortcut but ones I can think of already been used by another shortcut. Anyone have any good suggestions? That would be handy shortcut to have on Mac.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Maybe "Cntl + CMD + C", or "Shft + CMD + C"

[@nelsonmercado4594]

Hi! Thank you for this tutorial.

[@PhillipRPeck]

No problem 😊

[@pjtavera]

thanks for this tips!

[@rykerblender]

Excellent video

[@MustangGT715]

Helpful video! What about desqueezing only one clip in a project with a custom figure? For example, my DJI Mavic Air 2 has a Freewell 1.15 anamorphic filter and I don't see that in the clip's dropdown list for the Aspect Pixel Ratio.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Probably the best thing to do is (in the edit page) click on the clip, go into the Inspector, ungang (unlink) the X and Y parameters for Zoom, and just eyeball it.

[@MustangGT715]

@@PhillipRPeck Thanks... I actually went into the color page and under the sizing tab, adjusted it there. 😊

[@WillStreets]

I know this is an old comment, but for people who are watching this video now, after may Resolve updates, Resolve now let's you select Custom in that Pixel Aspect Ratio drop down menu. This unlocks a box where you can type in any anamorphic desqueeze. Just used it today for 1.6 anamorphic.

[@martinwagnerproductions]

This may be a super noob question but here it goes. I'm running a Canon XH - A1. Your video example at 1:23 is the kind of video that I get. Apparently it runs anamorphic pixels. You're in 1080, but when I import it, I'm getting the same widescreen look but I'm only getting 1440 instead of 1980 just like your video is showing apparently. Is there a way to fix this to make it full screen? If you view my video Beyond The Ashes: Episode 3 the intro you'll see what I'm talking about. The rest of the video is shot in RAW so there's no issue fulfilling the 1980 x 1080 but I'm trying to see if that intro footage I can make 1980 if that makes sense.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Whoa. I have no idea. Just checking out the specs sheet of the camera it says it has a native 16:9 sensor, so I don't know why you'd be getting a wide aspect ratio like that. My guess would be that it has a "cinematic" mode or profile and you just need to switch it to a different mode that shoots in 16:9 (1929x1080). Or, maybe it's a setting that has to do with 1080i versus 1080p

[@martinwagnerproductions]

@@PhillipRPeck It appears as though the still pictures I can take is 1980 x 1080 but the HDV 1080 is actually 1440 by 1080... so advertised by the company as a "true" 1080 camera, but in reality it's running 1440 x 1080...maybe shooting in 720 and up scaling to 1980 x 1080 would be a better option.

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@martinwagnerproductions Have you tried 1080i as opposed to 1080p? It says on the specs page that it's 1080i, so that mode should give you the full 16:9 readout. If that doesn't work, then 720p might be your best option like you mentioned.

[@martinwagnerproductions]

@@PhillipRPeck So I fucked with it for about 6 hours today. That camera specifically is 480 24F but in reality it's 3:2. I have issues with HDV on the camera to tape, but can record to PC directly no problem. The key is to keep it in it's native. So Davinci I ran interlace, and 59.94 frames, despite the actual clip allegedly is 29.97 (idk how). Anyways, with a 24 timeline it'll upscale to 1080 pretty well so that's the solution if I want to record to tape, if I want 1080 HD, I need to run direct to computer software. The camera luckily though, is such high quality that the 480 24P (despite not being 24P) is actually really good 480 and upscales well. I tried 1080i at 60 FPSi and it did play back...That may have something to do with it. It may not like 1080HD 24P when it reality it's running 1080HD 29.97...but plays back much better than 1080HD 24P, which again, isn't really 24...so inevitably I'll need to test more to make sure 1080i is stable, as I've been having issues like I said with 1080 at 24FPS...I can always fuck with those settings in davinci anyways. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. What a clusterfuck.

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@martinwagnerproductions Have you considered buying a newer camera...? 🙃

[@dorehouse3385]

Thank you so helpful

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it helped!

[@dondeanda]

Hello there ! thanks for your tutorial. I just got stocked with the exporting. I got a message saying "Frame width or height can not be a odd number"

[@gife8529]

Thank you for the helpful video. using anamorphic lens on 16:9 ratio means I will not lose any resolution in the post ?

[@PhillipRPeck]

Yes, you will lose resolution. But it depends on your camera, its resolution and if it has an open gate mode for shooting anamorphic

[@realsohe2486]

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[@Sniickerz_CH]

Hey Phillip, just curious as you mentioned at the very beginning of your video some aspect ratios (1.33-1.6-1.8-2.0), but in the pixel aspect ratio from the clip attributes of the footage in the media page, there is actually no option (DVR 17) for 1.6. It does not directly concern me as I have 1.8 anamorphic lenses, but it does for my friends and many people I know who use the new Sirui lenses (1.6x lenses).. the problem I see by not doing it that way, is that, when you desqueeze your footage through the inspector (by unlinking the X ans Y), when wanting to zoom in the footage, even though you actually re-link the X-Y, it does not keep the correct aspect ratio and destroys the desqueeze.. little confused here to how to properly work with such aspect ratios. Otherwise, great video, thanks! Cheers S.

[@PhillipRPeck]

That's a good question. I'm surprised Blackmagic hasn't added 1.6 options by default given the prevalence of the Sirui lenses. I'm not sure what the best option would be but I'd recommend taking a look at the channel "Anamorphic on a Budget" and specifically the video titled, "The Ultimate Aspect Ratio and Anamorphic Lens Desqueeze Tutorial". There are also a couple videos on that channel specifically about the Sirui 1.6x lenses. I haven't found better anamorphic how-to's anywhere than Anamorphic on a Budget. I hope you can find a suitable answer there and sorry I can't be of more direct help.

[@trevorcampbell3558]

@@PhillipRPeck Just checking in with an update on this... The latest version of Davinci Resolve (18.5) does have support for custom pixel aspect ratio. So for 1.6X squeeze factor, you can now manually input a custom value of "1.6"

[@ThankU_juingong]

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[@NikeKalisand]

Hello, dear teacher. I record video with Black Magic Ursa Mini 4K EF camera and 2.35.1 image frame with 2x anamorphic lens. I want to have real anamorphic aspect ratio and 4K quality in the video output. Please guide me. In DaVinci Rizzalo Studio 18, what numbers should I enter for the resolution settings so that I have both anamorphic ratio and 4K quality? Thank you for guiding me.

[@PhillipRPeck]

Doesn't the 2.35 frame combined with a 2x anamorphic give you waaaaaaay too narrow a field of view? Does the Ursa 4K have an open gate option? That's what I would shoot

[@NikeKalisand]

@@PhillipRPeck Well, my teacher, I asked you for your guidance because I don't know and I don't have enough knowledge. I think the field of view becomes narrow as you said. So what should I do? What frame ratio should I shoot with an anamorphic lens? Thank you

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@NikeKalisand Open gate if it's available on that camera. If not, 16:9 would be your next best option

[@NikeKalisand]

@@PhillipRPeck I don't know where the open gate of the camera is. But the camera has this aspect ratio: (4:3)-(14:9)-(16:9)-(1.85:2)-(2.35:1)-( 2.39:1)-(2.40:1)-(4:3). In your opinion, which ratio is suitable to get the real anamorphic ratio and 4K quality, and I should choose it. Thank you

[@PhillipRPeck]

Open gate is the 4:3

[@rykerdraws]

All I can say that thank you

[@GoodCreatureProductions]

Thanks for the video. For some reason when I go to create the Scope resolution it limits the number I can enter into the first box (4096). I can't enter anything greater than 3840, like it's locked or something. any thoughts on how to get past that?

[@PhillipRPeck]

Are you using the free version or Studio?

[@GoodCreatureProductions]

@@PhillipRPeck free. I guess that's the issue

[@GoodCreatureProductions]

One more question if you don't mind. I have the 1.6x Sirui. Is there a way to set a custom squeeze since Davinci doesn't have this exact setting in their native/preprogrammed options on the Pixel Aspect Ratio? 1.5 is pretty close but obviously not exact to achieve the results from this video. thanks

[@JCFrost]

Hi! I have an 1080p video, and want to turn it into a 23:9 video (1920x800). I set my timeline resolution to 1920x800, so IN THEORY, when I import the HD video (1920x1080) I'd only need to fix the position on the Y axis since my video is 1920 horizontal already. However it's NOT doing that. Instead it's kinda interpreting the footage as something smaller than 1080p, so I have to zoom in to fill the screen. Am I doing something wrong? :( Thanks in advance for any advice you can help me with!

[@JCFrost]

I just answered my question. I hat to select "Scale full frame with crop" in Image Scalling. :3

[@jiajianhou426]

If you shot 16:9 at 3840:2160, and then select 4096: 1716 as your new resolution, don't you need to stretch that 3840 to a 4096? Wouldn't that reduce detail?

[@PhillipRPeck]

Yeah, technically it would. You could always down res down to 2K. You could try both and see what looks better

[@jiajianhou426]

@@PhillipRPeck thanks!

[@PaulRichardRead]

I am having trouble using dynamic zoom and it always zooms everything. Have tried un-de-squeezing then zoom then de-squeeze but that doesn't work. Any tips? Thanks

[@PhillipRPeck]

I'm not sure what you mean when you say it zooms everything. Regardless, maybe try key-framing the zoom parameters in the inspector rather than using dynamic zoom

[@surf2summitadventure646]

Make sure you unlink the chain icon when zooming

[@CameronGravesVideo]

I shot on 1.6 but there is only a 1.5 or 1.8 option what do I do about that?

[@PhillipRPeck]

You can use the Zoom X and Y axis in the inspector. Check out the Aspect Ratio Calculator from Tito Ferradans so that you can figure out the values that you need to change. I don't want to put the link in the comments because YT might flag it as spam but just Google search "Anamorphic on a Budget - Aspect Ratio Calculator" Also, check out his guide if you're not sure exactly what to do: "The Ultimate Aspect Ratio and Anamorphic Lens Desqueeze Tutorial" Hope that helps!

[@tobiascrow2792]

What would be the correct project settings for the Sirui 50mm 1.33X? thanks

[@PhillipRPeck]

Resolve has built in scaling for 1.33x anamorphic. It's in the clip attributes. You can set your project resolution to whatever you want depending on how much letter box you want

[@OhenesJourney]

greta job mob friend

[@lumia4443]

I have a moment 1.33x anamorphic lens that i use on my phone i followed all these instructions and it worked for me, but the playback of my video is slow and choppy. any idea why?

[@PhillipRPeck]

Glad it worked! Do you normally have good playback but the anamorphic settings somehow made it worse? Unless the timeline resolution is a lot higher than normal, I can't think of a reason that playback would be worse than a typical project. It could be the recording format or codec that's coming from your phone. If it's H.265 /HEVC, that codec can be a real pain to work with.

[@lumia4443]

@@PhillipRPeck it’s definitely the codec, i’ll have to figure out what to do about it. this video definitely helped me a lot though, thanks a lot dude!

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@lumia4443 Proxies!

[@lumia4443]

@@PhillipRPeck how can i use that to help? do you have any videos you could recommend

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@lumia4443 Proxies make it a lot easier to edit your footage. I have a video on all the different proxy options in Resolve

[@filipmokrogulski9463]

how do I do that without black bars?

[@PhillipRPeck]

You can’t. It’s the difference in aspect ratio between “cinema” widescreen and television widescreen. You can just set your project to 16:9 and crop in, but that defeats the purpose

[@filipmokrogulski9463]

@@PhillipRPeck you're right but talking about a completely different thing. Anyway, did that by doing another timeline with the exact resolution that I wanted. In Premiere it's a lot easier, but okay

[@PhillipRPeck]

@@filipmokrogulski9463 Sorry, I guess I misunderstood your question. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything

[@PriestlyEdits]

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