Mavic Pro video aspect ratio

[jimmylee]

hi guys,

can i know what is the standard aspect ration for mavic videos? is it 16:9 or 4:3 ? or can it be changed?

because i am trying to combine videos from my go pro and magic and realised that the boxed don't match up?

what is your preferred aspect ratio on the Mavic and why?

Jimmy

 

[Robert Mitchell]

16:9 seems to be the most popular lately and the one YouTube supports for playback. Others can correct me if I'm wrong here.

 

[rockydog]

Normally 16 : 9 (Can vary slightly, depending on whether you shoot 4k/2.7k etc. See Recording Modes here Mavic – Specs, FAQ, Tutorials and Downloads)

 

[jimmylee]

Normally 16 : 9 (Can vary slightly, depending on whether you shoot 4k/2.7k etc. See Recording Modes here Mavic – Specs, FAQ, Tutorials and Downloads)

I shot in 4k.

No matter what I do the size is different from the one in gopro.

Can someone assist me?

 

[4wd]

The second setting down is the one to use at 4K.
You are right it isn't exactly the same as gopro but nearest there is to 16:9

 

[Oyibo VFX]

Depends where you like to watch it


Adventure is just bad planning

 

[jimmylee]

The second setting down is the one to use at 4K.
You are right it isn't exactly the same as gopro but nearest there is to 16:9

Thanks!

Is there a 4:3 setting? Because I was hoping to combine it with my gopro footage for a travel video. It will look awkward to have the aspect ratio changing throughout the film.

 

[4wd]

Thanks!

Is there a 4:3 setting? Because I was hoping to combine it with my gopro footage for a travel video. It will look awkward to have the aspect ratio changing throughout the film.

Why would you record almost square 4:3 on the GoPro, even if you are planning to show it on an old 4:3 screen everything else is 16:9 or wider now.

 

[jimmylee]

Why would you record almost square 4:3 on the GoPro, even if you are planning to show it on an old 4:3 screen everything else is 16:9 or wider now.

Not that I prefer 4:3....but I thought since the 16:9 is different on mavic and gopro, I thought if 4:3 is same for both, it's a lot easier to combine them on premier pro.

Just a newbie thought

 

[Jake]

Just crop one to match the other. It took me a moment to realise they were different the first time, but it is very simple to sort them.

 

[vili]

"Why would you record almost square 4:3 "

Because later we can crop the needed 16:9 part in post.. That's cool feature.
Why mavic cannot enable to shoot 4:3 videos just like ALL gopros?

 

[Flycaster]

My geuss would be it was easier to let folks crop the vid in post to the 4/3 if they wanted to, rather than do the coding and run the risk of messing something else up....

 

[vili]

what? the already cropped 16:9 cropped to 4:3 is way smaller fov than the original 4:3

 

[Flycaster]

Then you can re-size the go pro 4/3 to 16/9 with a video converter to match the Mavic...
It's not going to be seemless. You will/may also see the barrel distortion from the GP...

 

[vili]

but thats not the question.
i like to see 4:3 recording on the mavic...

 

[Flycaster]

Ain't gonna happen. Like I said earlier, easier to crop to 4/3 in post on the Mav footage.

 

[vili]

but i don't want to use 4:3 as end result, i like crop to 16:9 freely in post.
thats an advantage, which mavic doesnt have only for photos.

 

[Flycaster]

So, if I have this correct, you want to shoot both platforms (Mav and GP) in 4/3, then in post, resize both to 16/9?

 

[vili]

exactly
sensor aspect ratio is 4:3 afterall.

 

[Flycaster]

OK, now I comprehend...
Well, right now, I think your stillstuck with doing a crop op in post, either way.
I don't see dji tossing in another variable in their coding for that in the near future, easier to crop in post.
Cost to benefit ratio. For them, not us...