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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 a BFX Output node to your clip and then process the result.

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