6K Images Slideshow?

[markdouglasgrant1]

I would like to make a slideshow using 6,000 different square png images with white backgrounds -- race through them in :30 - :45. In theory, is this even possible due to the size? Am I correct in thinking I would have to reduce the size of the images so much they would end up too pixelated? I would follow Andrew Kramer's slideshow tutorial, but I don't want to start this if I will end up with a massive unusable file. Thank you.

[Dave_LaRonde]

There's one key question for which we need an answer:  WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DELIVER?

What's the playback device?  What kind of file does it require for playback?  What are the horizontal & vertical dimensions it plays?

Answer that question, and it will go far in guiding what you do in AE.

[markdouglasgrant1]

MP4 video to play on web site. Each image is square, can be any size needed.

[Dave_LaRonde · Accepted solution]

Good.  In that case go with either 1920x1080 @ 29.97 fps or 1280x720 @ 59.94 fps.  Square Pixel.  The reason -- it easily can be re-purposed in the future if need be.

AE shouldn't have any problems with the image sizes, nor should it have any problems scaling down.  Scaling UP is a different story.  Just pick a scale that looks good & have at it.