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graphic size
I have created a small graphic in adobe illustrator i started off at 2.5cm x .5 cm. Now i have imported the graphic into vegas project But when I add it as a track on the timeline vegas has made it so much larger than it should be so it looks all pixelated.
The graphic is just two words that I had intended to use like channl names in the corner of the screen. so question is what size should the graphic be typically? or if it is a good size how do i tell vegas to leave it alone.
regards in advance
regards in advance
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i have attached the image i think
regards in advance
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The graphic is probably OK but you’ve run into a “quirk” in Vegas.
What you need to so is to drop it on the timeline, open the Pan/Crop window, right-click and select “Match Output Aspect” and then zoom out to the desired size. -
You should open Pan/Crop and and set the Width and Height to match your project. Then the image will show at it’s true resolution. You may have to disable Lock Aspect Ratio in order to match the project dimensions exactly.
~jr
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ok done that and it shrunk down as you rightly said but not small enough its stopped at zoom 12.5 does this mean that a graphic size of 2.5 cm wide is too big. I cannot relate graphic size to its proportion on the screen.
regards in advance
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While 2.5 cm. means something to a print person, it means absolutely nothing to a video person as we deal in pixels only.
Try increasing the size by at least a factor of 4 or 5 and see what happens.
What format are you saving the file as from Illustrator for import into Vegas?
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I think Mike means decrease the graphic size by 4-5x 🙂
Your graphic is too large if you need to scale it down that much. Pan/Crop can only shrink by a factor of 8.
If you just want a small logo in the corner of the screen, you probably don’t need the graphic much more than 200-300 pixels wide (depending on output resolution – HD is “only” up to 1920px wide). The ideal size to make the graphic is exactly the size you need it in the output video. However, it’s fine to make it a bit larger than needed and scale it down to suit in Vegas. The more pixels you give Vegas, the more work it has to do scaling them down to fit into the output resolution.
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yes what would you suggest is a good pixel size? I can then start again in your language!
regards in advance
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Thanks for the correction Matt.
You’re correct when you said to make it smaller, not bigger.
My only excuse was that it was early in the morning when I posted this and I wasn’t thinking properly 🙂 -
If you only need a small logo in the corner of the screen then forget Pan/Crop all together and use Track Motion instead. It has no limits and will shrink it down until it dissapears.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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