Does DPI (Print resolutions) matter in video?

[Rafael Amador]

Is not necesary that convertion. All the video and graphic application ( Thanks God) take in to account the total number of pixels. Video is shown in computers at 72 pixel per inch wen is shown at 100%. DPIs are important for printing.
Rafael

[Walter Biscardi]

[Creeker] “A fellow editor and I are having a disagreement – he feels that still photo images should be converted into 72DPI whereas, I feel it doesn’t matter either way – who is right?”

Frame size matters more than DPI. Anything over 72dpi is overkill quite honestly, but what really matters is frame size, especially when you want to do moves on the graphics.

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[Creeker]

Thanks for clarification!!
Cheers,
Jeff

[Aaron Neitz]

Well, really DPI has absolutely nothing to do at all with video. The only time DPI matters is when you’re discussing a physical recreation of pixels. Printing a 640×480 frame at 72 dpi will yield a 8.8″ x 6.6″ print…. or a 4.2″ x 3.2″ @ 150dpi. so pixels are pixels – it’s just a way to express the density of resolution you want to present them in the physical world —- it is also useful in terms of how big your monitor is and how small the pixels are; how many pixels per inch they can display

[Dan Riley]

And I might add, just to be clear about it, what you want to have for stills in video apps is frame sizes LARGER than the video frame size if possible. Then you can
move in on it or around it. SO a still that’s 1500 by 1200 let’s say, will allow you to
zoom in up to 75% before losing resolution (in SD). Or it allows you to crop the shot
to just what you want to use and still fill up the frame. For HD video, even
larger stills are better for the same reason. DPI doesn’t mean a thing
in video, unless you are worrying about printing a still shot from video.

Dan

[Aaron Neitz]

I can’t tell you how many times clients ask me: “can we get a still from the Digibeta for our print campaign?” And then when I warm them it’s only going to be about 2×2″ at 300dpi, they always act betrayed. Therein lie the deceptive powers of the CRT.

[Dan Riley]

Yeah, going HD is nice for that type of thing.
The stills the print people want for their marketing pieces (like you mention)
are pretty good from 1910 by 1080 pixel video.

dr