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4/3 crop box on a 16/9 cam ?

4/3 crop box on a 16/9 cam ?

2005-05-17       - By kim aldis

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I have a script already, Andre, but thanks anyway. You're right, it does
cause a refresh issue. Mine will probably do the same then. No cycle
dependancies either. No idea.

> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Andre DeAngelis
> Sent: 17 May 2005 18:29
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: RE: 4/3 crop box on a 16/9 cam ?
>
> Hi Kim,
>
> This is a script we created to do most of this.  Pretty
> simple, buit it does the trick.  
>
> The script sets our cam parameters based on aspect ration of
> the film aperture.  You will want to make changes according
> to your needs.  To apply it, select your camera and run the script.
>
> The script also creates a PPG with lens presets.  We did this
> because changing the lens size created a refresh problem as
> opposed to changing the FOV.  Perhaps you could figure out
> what is causing the refresh problem.
>
> Andre
>
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of kim aldis
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:04 PM
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: RE: 4/3 crop box on a 16/9 cam ?
>
> What I do is build a rig with a bone parented to the camera
> and a rectangle on the bone, scales expressed so it fits in
> the camera view  no matter where you slide the square on the
> bone. I can post a rig if you want it in a hurry but I'm
> thinking that the plugin I have to build it might make a good
> Soup tool. What do you think, Maggie?
>
> > -- --Original Message-- --
> > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> > [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Fabrice Altman
> > Sent: 17 May 2005 14:27
> > To: XSI@(protected)
> > Subject: 4/3 crop box on a 16/9 cam ?
> >
> > Hi List,
> >
> > What's the best way to show a 4/3 semi-transparant "crop box"
> > in a 16/9 cam viewport and capture ?
> > Doing a post crop is not an option as I need a very fast solution.
> > Just showing the field guide is not enough.
> >
> > Locking a grid in front of the camera is sort of what I need but is
> > there a relationship between the cam FOV and the size of the grid ?
> >
> > I've looked into Xgs_slate but the bitmap has to be
> different size in
> > viewport and capture to work nicely, and the mask option
> only seems to
> > work only horizontaly.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > F.
> >
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