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Importing Images to Final Cut / Exporting from PS
I have searched hard & far for a definitive answer on this issue, after trying many things I still cant get the images to look the way they do in PS in Final Cut.
I would like to import still images into Final cut after exporting them from Photoshop.
1. What video setting should I have my sequence on Final cut.
2. What Settings should I be exporting the images from Photo Shop.
3. Please give me a step by step procedure if possible.
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9 Replies
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Well, first post what your delivery format is to be… DVD? or web or tape, HD? SD?
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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Jerry’s right, you see you make your graphics fit your video (already in a timeline) not the other way around. There’s size/aspect ratio/and pixel aspect ratio. (and a couple other things)
Non-linear: all the time and nothing but.
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The deliverable is for web. Quicktime
The sequence has one short video clip and the rest are photos and Title Cars I made in Photo Shop.
1. How do I export the images with out losing image quality.
2. What video Setting to I create my sequence in.
2. When I export the sequence what codec do I use.
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What is the video clip? DV HDV? or something else?
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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I suppose though that perserving the video quality is secondary to preserving the photo quality… so work in a ProRes 4:2:2 HQ sequence setting, then export to the web format in the end. You’ll lose quality with those stills no matter what you do because video just doesn’t have the resolution that they likely have, but you’ve no real other choice here if the end product is a web stream.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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The video clip is a .mov 640 X 480 shot with a canon G10 still camera.
I just need a step by step procedure on how to combine the images and this clip in while preserving the quality of the photos.
I figured its best now to export the images from Lightroom.
1. What setting should I export the photos from LR…Ie SRGB, Bit, Size etc etc.
2. I am creating a title card in Photoshop. What setting should I create & export this image in.
3. What A/V setting should the sequence be in Final Cut. I don’t have the 422 codec, Where do I get it?
4. How do I export for web? When I export the file, the size is huge. How do I compress?
Thanks..I now I’m a newbie just trying to figure out the best work flow
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The video clip is DV. The sequence setting to match it would be DV NTSC. Export the stills no larger than about 2000 pixels on either dimention. DPI doesn’t matter, but most use 72dpi. If they are larger than the DV frame, you can then move and zoom on them etc…
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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Thanks Jerry..
When the project is done. How do I export for web? When I export the file, the size is huge. How do I compress?
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Select your edited sequence and then choose File/Share and select UTube, and you’re on you’re way.
If that’s not what you want, search this forum on the words “compression for the web”, and you’ll find a lot of talk.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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