user-1: I'm trying to get the old film look with Canon 600D, so I will be shooting in 640*480 25 fps. But what if I shoot in 16:9 at 24 fps, will I be able to get the same 4:3 after editing? (The reason I'm asking this is films are 24 fps, 600D doesn't have 4:3 at 24 fps)

user6273: Of course you can set your project up so that it will output a 4:3 video. However, keep in mind that there are only two ways to achieve this:

Nr. 1 You crop the video, which means you will lose stripes of the video at both the left and the right side.

Here's an example:


Nr. 2: You resize the 16:9 input video so that it fits in the 4:3 output video. I wouldn't recommend this though, since the video and everything in it will be deformed, which looks completely aweful.

So if this is your input:

It will result in this output:

Both options result in a quality / information loss. How about shooting in 4:3 at a higher framerate? You could easily lower the framerate in editing to achieve your desired effect ...

-1: <p>I'm trying to get the old film look with Canon 600D, so I will be shooting in 640*480 25 fps. But what if I shoot in 16:9 at 24 fps, will I be able to get the same 4:3 after editing? (The reason I'm asking this is films are 24 fps, 600D doesn't have 4:3 at 24 fps)</p>
 6273: <p>Of course you can set your project up so that it will output a 4:3 video. However, keep in mind that there are only two ways to achieve this:</p>

<ul>
<li>Nr. 1 You crop the video, which means you will lose stripes of the video at both the left and the right side.</li>
</ul>

<p>Here's an example:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jcBNn.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<ul>
<li>Nr. 2: You resize the 16:9 input video so that it fits in the 4:3 output video. I wouldn't recommend this though, since the video and everything in it will be deformed, which looks completely aweful.</li>
</ul>

<p>So if this is your input:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UZWrF.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>It will result in this output:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Rz1Q.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Both options result in a quality / information loss. How about shooting in 4:3 at a higher framerate? You could easily lower the framerate in editing to achieve your desired effect ...</p>
