Hi dc -

Not sure I fully understand your post but the first thing to check is your Preview Resolution setting



Make sure it's set to Full HD or HD.

Cheers - Tony
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Thank you for quick reply. I'm familiar with that drop down and thats a seperate topic why my computer seems to go into a "don't have enough memory" mode I often lower the viewing scale . . . then I end up rebooting or let it cool down. But I digress



I apologize for the less than thorough description above. Basically, certain clips have seemed to be reduced in size (height noticeable) compared to other clips in the video. I've already produced the video and its VERY evident, something is amiss. Quickly scanning the project I notice the slight size difference and they only other thing I notice is that most of the affected clips have a "TOOLS" adjustment.



I have saved projects with multiple versions (someone recommended that in a video) in order to go back to previous versions for issues such as this -- but this time I did NOT ! [lesson learned !] At this point, I believe I have to restart the project. Atleast I know how I want the scenes arrayed.



Thank you again for trying to assist !

"I have saved projects with multiple versions (someone recommended that in a video) in order to go back to previous versions for issues such as this -- but this time I did NOT"

By default, your project is saved every 10 mins. This what you are looking for? Prior save points?

Thanks for the explanation & screenshots. I think I understand better now.

So - your PC is struggling at times and you're using shadow files (enable HD processing).

Are the original clips 16:9? They look more like 2.23:1 (wider screen cinema). What camera are you using? Could you post the full properties of your original video clips?

Cheers - Tony
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kmjk333 - no sir . . . thats not what I was after.

YNotFish / Tony - the originals are 16:9. This is on a DJI Phantom 3 - Professional ( http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3-pro/info )

The properties of the clip shown in the screenshot is 4096x2160. Resizing the clip to 16:9 or 3840x2160 will give you some loss of detail or lower quality as you put it.

Tom --- appreciate the reply. Is there a way to change Heigth / Width back to native? The only thing I can remember doing when I noticed the issue, I had used some of the tools (motion tracker / action camera center) so maybe I did it then???



This screen shows ALL clips (vice one used in intro) as the same size.

ok --- a BIT more information. Any Video I put in the timeline now does it! I've jacked up something in the settings I suspect. Does having still photo's in a timeline that are of different size format cause an issue?

Hi dc -

It's a tricky one! At first I thought the video was not directly from the DJI Pro3 because PDR is reading the properties as (bitrate) 3.00Mbps. Nothing like true... but I've just inserted a DJI clip - 4096x2160 with a VBR of 60Mbps - & PDR tells me it's 3.00Mbps too!

You'll see in the screenshot attached, it doesn't display as 16:9, but it's not so exaggerated as yours!

No - photos in the timeline would have no impact on how it's displayed.

Try opening a new project - turn off shadow files - and import a clip from your DJI i.e. that has had NO other editing done on it. Let us know what you get.

Cheers - Tony
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Hi dc -

DJI 4K - 4096x2160 - clips should be displaying with narrow black bars top & bottom (shown in the screenshot attached above) because they are not 16:9. The aspect ratio is 1.90:1, which is wider than 16:9 - 1.78:1



Your clips are displaying with broader black bars, even though the boundaries of your videos (from the screenshots you attached) appear to be correct.

However, the actual image is closer to an aspect ratio of 1:22:1 - even wider than 4K.



Look forward to seeing how your undedited DJI clips display in a new project.

Cheers - Tony
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Thank you . . . I suspect I caused the issue when I was doing some "Action Camera" edits . . . oh well. I sincerely appreciate your time trying to help find a solution. From the screen shot and diagram above you confirmed what I was thinking was off "Basically, certain clips have seemed to be reduced in size (height noticeable) compared to other clips in the video. "

Start over seems to be the most appealing option