Background jpg size for DVDs at DVinfo.net

Scott Brooks · November 24th, 2013, 10:06 PM

I have looked all over and I cannot come up with any information on the size of the jpg image for the DVDs.

Many times when using a background image the cropping is way off. Is there a specific size to create the image for the DVDs?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Nate Haustein · November 24th, 2013, 10:30 PM

Should be 720x480 with a 1.2 pixel aspect ratio. Photoshop has a preset for this.

Scott Brooks · November 24th, 2013, 10:32 PM

Thank you, Nate.

Oops ... I don't think that's what I'm looking for and I might not have been clear. I don't know why they call it a background image because it really isn't. This is the image you use on the FCPX share to DVD. It looks like a 16:9 ratio, but somehow it's always cropping the top of any image I've saved pulled from the video.

Nate Haustein · November 25th, 2013, 07:25 PM

Is this what you mean? See attached.

It might be a silly question, but is it the built-in black/white DVD templates that are "cropping" the photo?

Scott Brooks · November 25th, 2013, 08:03 PM

Yup ... that's what it is. I try to use a frame grab and it really crops the still image in odd ways. I would have expected this to be a little more accurate, but then I might be expecting too much. I just thought that if there was a particular size I needed then I'd take it to photoshop. I just can't seem to figure out what works.

Just looking at it, it almost always seems to crop the top. I've even tried re-cropping the photo and getting rid of part of the bottom and it still crops the top. Perhaps there's not a work-around for this and I need to go without the photo ... or maybe try to do a still just using text. For the events and non-profit (no weddings or corporate stuff) that I do, there's no real need to go back to Studio Pro.

Thank you.

Nate Haustein · November 25th, 2013, 10:56 PM

Strange, works very time for me. If you're still getting glitches in FCPX, perhaps erasing and re downloading the program could fix things up.

November 24th, 2013, 10:06 PM	#1
Scott Brooks Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 231	Background jpg size for DVDs I have looked all over and I cannot come up with any information on the size of the jpg image for the DVDs. Many times when using a background image the cropping is way off. Is there a specific size to create the image for the DVDs? Thanks for any help you can give.

November 24th, 2013, 10:30 PM	#2
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: Background jpg size for DVDs Should be 720x480 with a 1.2 pixel aspect ratio. Photoshop has a preset for this. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

November 24th, 2013, 10:32 PM	#3
Scott Brooks Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 231	Re: Background jpg size for DVDs Thank you, Nate. Oops ... I don't think that's what I'm looking for and I might not have been clear. I don't know why they call it a background image because it really isn't. This is the image you use on the FCPX share to DVD. It looks like a 16:9 ratio, but somehow it's always cropping the top of any image I've saved pulled from the video. Last edited by Scott Brooks; November 24th, 2013 at 11:35 PM.

November 25th, 2013, 07:25 PM	#4
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: Background jpg size for DVDs Is this what you mean? See attached. It might be a silly question, but is it the built-in black/white DVD templates that are "cropping" the photo? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

November 25th, 2013, 08:03 PM	#5
Scott Brooks Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 231	Re: Background jpg size for DVDs Yup ... that's what it is. I try to use a frame grab and it really crops the still image in odd ways. I would have expected this to be a little more accurate, but then I might be expecting too much. I just thought that if there was a particular size I needed then I'd take it to photoshop. I just can't seem to figure out what works. Just looking at it, it almost always seems to crop the top. I've even tried re-cropping the photo and getting rid of part of the bottom and it still crops the top. Perhaps there's not a work-around for this and I need to go without the photo ... or maybe try to do a still just using text. For the events and non-profit (no weddings or corporate stuff) that I do, there's no real need to go back to Studio Pro. Thank you.

November 25th, 2013, 10:56 PM	#6
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: Background jpg size for DVDs Strange, works very time for me. If you're still getting glitches in FCPX, perhaps erasing and re downloading the program could fix things up. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com