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01-13-2005, 03:57 PM
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Using Photoshop 7 I want to crop several photos to use as backgrounds. OK, I know that I should crop to 768 x 576 (pal standard) or 1024 x 576 (pal widescreen) to avoid any black edges but does it matter what resolution I use? 72dpi seems to be the standard for PC monitors which seems awfully low ........or am I missing something here?
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01-13-2005, 04:53 PM
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The resolution is irrelevant on a screen. the DPI is about the relation between the image size in pixels and the actual size in CM on a printed page.
So it doesn't matter, as long as the resolution is a standarad screen one.
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01-13-2005, 04:53 PM
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Good question. I'm not convinced it really matters but to be sure, why not export a still from your movie to whatever format you like and open it in Photoshop and check what dpi it is.
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01-13-2005, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by millsy Good question. I'm not convinced it really matters but to be sure, why not export a still from your movie to whatever format you like and open it in Photoshop and check what dpi it is. |
Fine idea............
yes, its 72 dpi and yes I understand about the relationship between dpi and printed size but the filesize would be dramatically bigger at at a higher resolution. (not that this would matter to Premier, I suspect)
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01-13-2005, 06:35 PM
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Mike is correct. It's the resolution counts resolution, and this needs to be set to the exact dimensions of your project for it to fill the screeb - any smaller and you will get black areas. Notice if you export a frame, the image dimensions are those of your project.
One note about importing stills to a widescreen project - you have to import an "anamorphic" still, so that it is a still with full screen dimensions but widescreen aspect ratio.
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01-14-2005, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc Peters One note about importing stills to a widescreen project - you have to import an "anamorphic" still, so that it is a still with full screen dimensions but widescreen aspect ratio. |
Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!!!! The nightmares will now return :cry:
The hours I've lost trying to coordinate widescreen footage with still pictures and trying to sort out the pixel aspect ratios...... Thank goodness for 'Interpret as....' menu options is all I can say. 
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