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Burn-In Letterbox Node

Use the Burn-In Letterbox node to burn a letterbox into a clip.

To burn in letterbox:

1. Drag a Burn-In Letterbox node to the Batch schematic.
2. Attach the clip to the Burn-In Letterbox node.
3. Select an aspect ratio:
   - 1.33:1 (NTSC/PAL)
   - 1.37:1 (Academy)
   - 1.66:1 (European 35 mm)
   - 1.77:1 (HDTV)
   - 1.85:1 (American)
   - 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
   - Custom (With Custom selected, enter a value for the aspect ratio in the Ratio field.)
4. If you want to offset the letterbox border, enter a value in the Offset field.
5. Click the Border Colour box to change the colour of the letterbox border.
6. Attach an Output node to your clip and then process the result.

   The burn-in letterbox formatting is applied to the clip.