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Illustrator CS2 files into Premiere Pro
Hi All:
I wanted to improve the .jpg image files I import into Premiere Pro 1.5 and tried to use Illustrator CS2 .ai files hoping the quality difference would be noticeable. There certainly is a difference It’s Horrible! I get really low resolution and terrible colors when I see the Illustrator vector image from within Premiere. So, first question;
a.- What are the parameters I should set up in both Premiere and Illustrator to get the best possible video image? (Although these videos will probably not be seen in a TV I am in Europe so I use PAL 32KHz – No audio either)
I know Premiere is supposed to do the rasterizing and I wonder, apart from any specific mistakes I might be making as to setting up either the Illustrator output or the Premiere input, should I bother? Question number 2:
b.- Is it better to let Premiere rasterize or is it better to get a good .jpg in there to begin with? and …
c.- Should I Photoshop the .jpg in some way to improve its “video” appearance (as opposed to computer or print settings) before importing it in Premiere?
Finally,
d.- I’m preparing these videos to be part of a Powerpoint presentation where they will have a smaller size than normal. Although they originally came from a digital camera, they will be seen at 576 x 432. My guess is that the .jpg (or, although they are vectorial, even the .ai) images should be better prepared at that same resolution to avoid interpolation and get the best possible output in Premiere. Any thoughts?
Thanks to all
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Before I answer any of the above questions, lets try to figure out the problem:
1. Did you import the JPEG within Premiere Pro “as is”? (that is: at the original dimensions)
2. If not, at what dimensions was it imported?
3. What are the import settings of the project? Are you importing the image at full resolution or is supposed to scale down to the project dimensions?
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Hi, thanks for helping out
My first question is referred to Illustrator .ai (vector) files. I’d like to know if these are the best way to get images into Premiere or if .jpegs produced from the same Illustrator or Photoshop are better. I have used the .jpegs and they are “ok” but I want to achieve the best possible input into my video, whether that would be .ai or .jpg files from Illustrator, .jpgs from Photoshop or some other combination. I was hoping the .ai input would be better because I want to use the alpha channel. Also. I think the jpg looks a little fuzzy and I’d like to improve on it.
As regards to your specific questions:
1.- I’m preparing a Powerpoint presentation with inserted video and I have various jpg files. For the Powerpoint I’m using 800×600 and I estimated an adequate video “screen” size within the presentation of 576×432 (90% of 640×480). The original video files (amateur camera) have resolutions of 640×480. Being in Europe I start off with a DV PAL Standard 32KHz (I’m not using audio anyhow) project. DV PAL produces 720×576 so that kinda messes up the numbers anyhow. To top it off, you can’t really know at what size the video will be presented within Powerpoint because I have to resize the window by hand, so it all ends up as guesswork.
2.- I don’t have a problem with the size of the .jpgs I import. I suppose I have to import at the same size as the project (i.e.: if the PAL-DV produces 720×576, the .jpg should have that same size). Am I right or is there a better way?
3.- I don’t know where to determine the import settings of the project. Do you mean the initial settings (DV PAL 32 KHz) or something else? Of course, I can produce the .jpg at whatever size I need. Please indicate the best settings.
Having said all this, the video files are stored externally in the powerpoint presentation, so my prospects can view them independently. That’s why I want the best possible quality, given the input, and that’s why I’m obsessing over importing the image files.
I prepared two logos in Adobe Illustrator to be inserted in the video. If better, I’ll import the .ai files directly into Premiere and let it do the rasterizing. I would like that to work because that would allow me to punch through the transparent areas (can I do that with .jpgs?). If Premiere’s rasterizer is crummy compared to Photoshop’s or Illustrator’s I’ll use them instead, if they are equivalent, is there any advantage to one over the other?
Thanks
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