What resolution for photos? at DVinfo.net

Marco Leavitt · January 15th, 2004, 09:07 PM

I need to put some still images in a video and I'm unsure what to scan the images at. I'm going to be using Photoshop. The footage was shot anamorphic, so I guess I need to crop the photo as if it were letterboxed (without incorporating the black bars) and then stretch it. I know how to do that in Photoshop, but I don't know what resolution the letterboxed image should be, or the final image. I know NTSC is 720 x 480, but this whole square versus rectangular pixel thing really confuses me. Oh, I'm using FinalCut. Should I save the images as a JPEGs? Also, what settings should I use in Photoshop to make sure I have a legal values?

Jeff Donald · January 15th, 2004, 09:17 PM

Here is a tutorial that should answer all your questions, if not post back. You'll find some other helpful tutorials here.

Marco Leavitt · January 15th, 2004, 11:27 PM

Excellent links. Thank you Jeff. The short answer is to create the image in Photoshop at 960 x 534. I guess FinalCut takes it from there. Thanks again.

Marco Leavitt · January 18th, 2004, 11:30 AM

Hmmm, when I imported the photos it cut off the tops of people's heads. I thought you didn't have to worry about the picture safe area (for the vertical resolution anyway) with anamorphic. Am I doing something wrong?

January 15th, 2004, 09:07 PM	#1
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	What resolution for photos? I need to put some still images in a video and I'm unsure what to scan the images at. I'm going to be using Photoshop. The footage was shot anamorphic, so I guess I need to crop the photo as if it were letterboxed (without incorporating the black bars) and then stretch it. I know how to do that in Photoshop, but I don't know what resolution the letterboxed image should be, or the final image. I know NTSC is 720 x 480, but this whole square versus rectangular pixel thing really confuses me. Oh, I'm using FinalCut. Should I save the images as a JPEGs? Also, what settings should I use in Photoshop to make sure I have a legal values?

January 15th, 2004, 09:17 PM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Here is a tutorial that should answer all your questions, if not post back. You'll find some other helpful tutorials here. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 15th, 2004, 11:27 PM	#3
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Excellent links. Thank you Jeff. The short answer is to create the image in Photoshop at 960 x 534. I guess FinalCut takes it from there. Thanks again.

January 18th, 2004, 11:30 AM	#4
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Hmmm, when I imported the photos it cut off the tops of people's heads. I thought you didn't have to worry about the picture safe area (for the vertical resolution anyway) with anamorphic. Am I doing something wrong?