Hello fellow Shotcut users.
Here is my issue and I hope you can point me in the right direction to resolve it. I have checked the FAQ for a similar question but didn’t find it so apologies if my search skills are not up to scratch. I will settle for a link to my solution
I love the way Shotcut works. I mostly use video editors to trim out adverts from movie files.
I import *.ts files which my humax recorder produces.
The resulting *.ts file (from humax) plays ok directly but I like to get rid of commercial breaks. When played directly the .ts file fills the screen on my T.V. and on the PC using VLC.
Once I import it to Shotcut, remove the commercials and export it again it is much smaller than the screen, sitting in the middle with space all around and nothing I can do using the TV controls or VLC will alter that.
Before import the stats from opening the clip in handbrake and reading the information screen are:
- Storage resolution = 720 x 576
- Display resolution = 768 x 576
- Pixel Aspect = 16:15
- Aspect ratio = 4:3
After processing in Shotcut and exporting without changing any settings in the export dialogue the resulting file, again loaded in handbrake for consistency reads:
- Storage resolution = 716 x 430
- Display resolution = 764 x 430
- Pixel Aspect = 16:15
- Aspect ratio = 15:99:9
and, thereafter plays as a very shrunken replica of the original file. I don’t consider this to be normal behavior therefore I wondered if anyone could suggest what I am doing wrong so that I may continue to use Shotcut?
While the clip is loaded in Shotcut the information dialogue reads: - Codec = MPEG-2 video
- Resolution = 720 x 576
- Frame rate = 25.000000
- Format = yuv420p
When I press export and have a look at “advanced” those are the details that have been automatically filled in to the various boxes as listed above and, also, the aspect ratio reads 4:3
I currently use Kdenlive for these duties and the resulting exported file is exactly the same dimensions as the original every time and I don’t alter anything in that program either.
Any enlightenment would be most welcomed as I much prefer the work flow available in Shotcut.
Many thanks for any replies.
James Pirie