This is how I typically handle still images... I open a new file in Photoshop using the File, New, Film and Video preset (in your case HD 1080P) which wil create a new blank image 1920 x 1080, 72 pixels per inch, Square Pixel aspect ratio. If you are working on another size project there are presets there to match what you are working on. Into it. I paste my still image and using the shift key to constrain aspect I resize the still image to fit. Depending on the original aspect ratio of the still image I now have the oportunity to compose the image so it looks the best at 16x9. I typically save this as a .tga file to bring to the timeline. If I am working with SD project I save as a .psd file because PPro will read the aspect ratio for the file in a .psd file, with raster images PPro uses a look up table based on the the image size and for 720x480 it defaults to .91 aspect ration and will not look correct in a wide screen project. If images do not look correct you always have the option to select the file in the project window, right click and select modify. Here you will have the ability to change the pixel aspect ration of the image (works for video also) Note that this option is only available as long as the file is not on the timeline. You have to clear it from the timeline, do the modify then bring it back to the timeline. If you are going to do any sort of Ken Burns move (pan and scan) with the images you can just leave them their original size or downsize them to around 3k depending on how much movement you want to do. If I am resizing on the timeline I always recomend using the default motion effect to scale to size rather than right clicking on a clip and selecting "scale to frame size", I only use this function for video files, just have seen inconsistant performance using it to scale still images and one doesn''t have the control that using the motion effect does. One other method that I use sometimes for handling still images it to open the titler and bring the still image into a title as a logo and do the resizing there. Works fine and imbeds the image into the project as part of the prtl file. Richard
________________________________ From: Rieni <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [AP] Mixing video and still clips DPI is totally irrelevant because it applies for print on paper only. The only thing that is important is pixel width and height and if you size them to 1920 x 1080 you'll be fine. For viewing on TV I would higher blacks to 5% and lower highs to 90% because TV screens deal with strong contrast images diffently than computer screens. In other words, contrast of digital stills can be too big for TV screens. Rieni At 1-8-2012 16:41, you wrote: > > >Hello All > >I am editing a nature video that incorporates both video and still >photos. It is an HD project in 1920x1080P and am using CS5 to edit. > >I have never mixed video and still images in the same project and am >not sure what size to make the stills. I presume I would resize and >crop them to 1920x1080, but not sure what DPI setting to use. I know >if they were to be viewed on a computer monitor I would use 72DPI, >but what should be used for viewing on a large screen TV? > >I will be burning this project to Blu Ray. > >Any advice you can offer will be helpful and appreciated > >Thanks > >John A [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
