I am trying to import some high resolution JPEG's into an SD DV premiere CS4 project.
I have done this several other times with various projects, but this time I want to zoom and scan and it is also a 4:3 SD project.
I found an Adobe document that states you should use a dimension of 720x534 for a DV project. So I used a multiple of that for zooming or 2160x1602.
However I also found articles that said you should also in photoshop save the image at 2160x1440 with constrain proportions UNCHECKED as this will squish it in PS but have it show correctly in a DV project. Something about the square vs. round pixel thing and that Photoshop does a better job at this conversion than Pr Pro.
Well it didn't work right at 1440, when I imported it in Pre Pro it still looked squished. I had to use my original 2160x1602. It also said I should check "lock aspect ratio" in Pr Pro but this article might be for an older version?
However regardless of what I imported, if I did not choose "scale to frame size" it was way too large,I am assuming due to my extra resolution I want for zooming. So does this 1440 idea make any sense or do you just use a multiple of 720x534 and let Pr Pro do it's thing for SD DV projects?
Also, I notice when previewing my project I get vertical lines on the images. They are pristine as originals and pristine when paused on the timeline, but when playing I get faint verticle "shadow lines". Should I change the "field options" or something?
Finally, it sure would be nice if there was an easy way to replicate the Ken Burns effect from slide to slide. I saw a thread on it so know what to do, but not real easy for multiple images.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
BJBBJB1
This ARTICLE will give you tips on getting the best quality for your stills, and also minimizing the overhead of processing many, overly-large stills.
CS5 has improved the Scaling in PrPro, but the overhead can still be a crippling issue.
Good luck, and hope that helps,
Hunt