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prepping video still for Web site
Starting with mini DV footage in Final Cut Pro, I made a still frame, deinterlaced it and exported it as a .PNG file.
I need to:
1) open in photoshop and adjust the levels (I know how to do that)
2) reduce the size to a specific pixel count ( I can do that)
3) add a thin, 1 point border around the still
4) save as a JPEG for placement on a Web site (I can do that)So it is step # 3 that has me stumped. Can I do that in photoshop or do I need to do it in Illustrator? I tried to do it in Illustrator and got myself in all kinds of trouble.
Thanks.
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A “point” is a slippery concept, and depends on the size of the output.
To make a one pixel line you can:
Select the entire images (ctrl+a)
Select EDIT/STROKE
enter “1” in pixel width
choose your colorI used “Center” and it worked fine, although “Inside” worked too. “Outside” did not work.
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Thanks, Eric.
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Make sure you converting non square to square pixels
DV will be 860×480 for ws or 640×480 for 4:3
Richard M. Harrington, PMP
Author: From Still to Motion, Video Made on a Mac, Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Spot and Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques
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Richard, How do I convert non-square pixels from DV Final Cut Pro to square pixels in photoshop?
BTW-
(1) once I understand this pixel-aspect-ratio thing I am going to shout about it from hilltops, so dogged am I by it (and it isn’t that I haven’t tried)2) My footage is of me dancing (I’m a dancer) and people remark that I look heavy in the footage. Now I know why: I’m being stretched horizontally!
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