Square pixels

1.0

Footage has a 640 x 480 or 648 x 486 frame size, is 1920 x 1080 HD (not HDV or DVCPRO HD), is 1280 x 720 HD or HDV, or was exported from an application that doesn’t support nonsquare pixels. This setting can also be appropriate for footage that was transferred from film or for customized projects.

D1/DV NTSC

0.9

Footage has a 720 x 486 or 720 x 480 frame size, and the desired result is a 4:3 frame aspect ratio. This setting can also be appropriate for footage that was exported from an application that works with nonsquare pixels, such as a 3D animation application.

D1/DV NTSC Widescreen

1.2

Footage has a 720 x 486 or 720 x 480 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.

D1/DV PAL

1.0666

Footage has a 720 x 576 frame size, and the desired result is a 4:3 frame aspect ratio.

D1/DV PAL Widescreen

1.422

Footage has a 720 x 576 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.

Anamorphic 2:1

2.0

Footage was shot using an anamorphic film lens, or it was anamorphically transferred from a film frame with a 2:1 aspect ratio.

HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (After Effects), HD Anamorphic 1080 (Adobe Premiere Pro)

1.33

Footage has a 1440 x 1080 or 960 x 720 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.

DVCPRO HD 1080 (After Effects only)

1.5

Footage has a 1280 x 1080 frame size, and the desired result is a 16:9 frame aspect ratio.