ZJamaican Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm capturing Halo 1 gameplay on an Original Xbox using component cables. Halo 1 is played with a 4:3 aspect ratio at 30 FPS however the Roxio software is capturing the footage at a 16:9 aspect ratio @ 60fps. How do I cap with at 4:3 - 30FPS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 You can't! You bought a HD Capture device and ALL HD is 16:9... In the editor (VideoWave), you can right click on the clip and select how it will handle 'non-standard' aspect ratios. There are 2 choices, pick the one you like best Also under File - Preferences, you can set it to use the one you like as the default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJamaican Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Can the SD Roxio Game Capture capture at a 4:3 aspect ratio then? Also I saw someone suggesting using 3rd party software specifically AMARECTV which supposedly allows one to capture at a 4:3 aspect ratio. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 OK, here is a quick lesson in Aspect Ratios... They are LAW and cannot be changed If something captures in 4:3, receives a Widescreen signal it produced black bands or Crops part of the picture off! (the sides, remember ratios are mathematical LAW!) The software you cited will not work with the Roxio GameCAP - actually no other software will. What do you perceive as a problem here? (I am curious) Some other options would be open to you in VideoWave (the editor) You can force it to a 4:3 Project and then decide how to handle the Aspect Ratio of the Clip. But look at the results of your ONLY choices: (bands top and bottom) (severe cropping of the sides while filling the banded area) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJamaican Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Duplicate Reply - Please Delete - See post below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJamaican Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 The problem is my raw footage is stretched. I'm aware that I can edit the footage to correct the distortion however that's an extra step I don't want to take. I also own a Hauppauge HD PVR 2 that correctly captures my gameplay at 4:3 so my raw footage looks great (it maintains the original 4:3 aspect ratio). It also is able to capture 16:9 content and have the raw footage maintain it's original aspect ratio as well. I don't understand why the Roxio HD Pro is not able to do the same thing. Will the SD Roxio Game Cap capture my 4:3 footage and maintain the aspect ratio or will it stretch the footage to 16:9 as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 It should... The 4:3 I have fed it is shown above ~ no strech... What do your setting in VideoWave look like compared to what I have shown you here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJamaican Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 To edit I don't use VideoWave, I use Adobe Premiere. My understanding is that Videowave is for editing footage not capturing footage. What happens when you just use the SD Game Capture and the Roxio Capture software with 4:3 footage? Does the raw file maintain it's original aspect ratio? The Roxio Capture software I'm referring to is this: http://i.imgur.com/4SvTjtL.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I can't help you with a 3rd party editor! Ask Adobe... I have given you all there is on this but now it seems you have not really tried to follow along. Let us know how you make out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm capturing Halo 1 gameplay on an Original Xbox using component cables. Halo 1 is played with a 4:3 aspect ratio at 30 FPS however the Roxio software is capturing the footage at a 16:9 aspect ratio @ 60fps. How do I cap with at 4:3 - 30FPS?
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