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Best setting using Stills
Hi,
I’ve got a bunch of hi-res jpegs that I want to add some motion to, accompanying some music.
The final output will be a DV Pal DVD.
So, a few questions:
What’s the recommended sequence settings? Best compressor etc?Should I convert the stills to PNGs, or TIFFs first? I know jpeg’s not a good format.
What’s the correct setting to accommodate the square-pixel-to-rectangular-pixel issue, if I correct the stills in FCP?
Many thanks,
Jimi Lund
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2 Replies
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Jimi,
Stills that are jpegs won’t get any better in quality by making them into tiffs. The damage is already done. But, as a rule, your stills should be twice the frame size at 72 dpi, too high rez images can choke FCP and cause artifacts.
As to sequence settings, work in uncompressed 8 bit or ProRes, your final DVD will look better than if you work in DV. No need to work in square pixels.
Have a wonderful day.
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Cheers Chris
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