{"id":14632,"date":"2012-10-15T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T18:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=14632"},"modified":"2016-05-10T08:41:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:41:02","slug":"free-aspect-ratio-overlays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/free-aspect-ratio-overlays\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspect Ratio Overlays for Video Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out this pack of FREE aspect ratio overlays – a handy set of image files to keep in your video editing toolkit.<\/h2>\n

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Blogger and professional video shooter\/editor Brent Pierce<\/a> has put together a useful pack of aspect ratio overlays<\/strong> to integrate into your video editing projects<\/strong>. \u00a0The overlays are still images with an alpha channel (PNG files) and come in a variety of common film ratios.<\/p>\n

Brent suggests that these overlays would be useful when you want to export out a video in a different aspect ratio<\/strong> then the sequence settings (for instance, exporting a video at US Standard 16X9 but wanting the video to be displayed in Ultra Panavision). \u00a0You could also temp in the aspect ratio overlays<\/strong> before export to see how the video might look on different displays or projections, helpful for making sure nothing important is getting cut of the frame.<\/p>\n

As a general note, it’s most useful to apply these aspect ratio overlays<\/strong> on the top layer of your sequence\/timeline AFTER you’ve finished your video edit<\/strong>. \u00a0Then, go through and pan & scan each clip to make sure that it is properly oriented in the frame. \u00a0This will cut down on the render time through the video editing<\/strong> process.<\/p>\n

Head on over to Cineblur.com<\/a> to download these FREE aspect ratio overlays<\/strong>. \u00a0Thanks for sharing, Brent!<\/em><\/p>\n