Active Format Description (AFD)

// clip to edit
string clipname = "V:/default/Clip";
string fullclipname = "edl/cmf//local/" + clipname;

// create an AppServer
bool newConnection = false;
IAppServer iappServer = appServerMgrProxy.CreateAppServer(suiteName, 
	appName, out newConnection);

// get an editor for clip
IMediaMgr mediaMgr = iappServer.CreateMediaMgr(appName);
IEventEditor eventEditor = (IEventEditor) mediaMgr.CreateEditor(fullclipname);

// Set asset's aspect ratio conversion - possible values: 
// For SD clips "0000", "1010w",  "1001", "1010", "1011"                            .
// “0000” = Undefined (Standard 4:3).
// “1010w” = 16x9 Full screen. (Wide screen 16:9)	
// “1001” = 4x3 Full screen (Standard 4:3).	
// “1010” = 16:9 Letterbox (Standard 4:3).	
// “1011” = 14:9 Letterbox (Standard 4:3).

// Set asset's aspect ratio conversion - possible values: 
// For HD clips "0000w", "1001w",  "1010w", "1011w", "1111w" 
// “0000w” = Undefined. (Wide screen 16x9).
// “1001w” = 4x3 Pillarbox. (Wide screen 16x9).	
// “1010w” = 16x9 Full screen. (Wide screen 16x9).	
// “1011w” = 14x9 Pillarbox. (Wide screen 16x9).	
// “1111w” = 16x9 Full screen with 4x3 center. (Wide screen 16x9).				


// get AFD
string currentAfdType = (string) eventEditor.GetEventProperty("","afd");

// set AFD
string newAfdType = "1001"; // 4x3 Full screen (Standard 4:3)
eventEditor.SetEventProperty("","afd", newAfdType);


// be sure to cleanup or you will leak these objects!
eventEditor.Detach();
eventEditor.Dispose();
mediaMgr.Dispose();
iappServer.CloseConnection();