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How to get the best still image quality?
Hi:
I’ve selected the best 50 photos from a 10-year collection and now want to make a slide show or video. First attempts at both, using razor sharp 5MP images, were very disappointing. Could someone please direct me to a tutorial on what I need to do to get the sharpest images for TV? Thanks.
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6 Replies
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1) don’t make them too large
if you intend to pan / crop / track motion, usually people go for double res, eg 1440 x 1152 (in PAL) or similar. Use a free app like irfanview to batch process them to such res if you don’t already have a suitable app.
2) use Reduce Interlace Flicker in DVDA
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Thanks. Much appreciated. A follow-up question, then. In reading back three months here, I note the optimum setting in Photoshop for images is 720×534 @ 300 dpi (or 1440×1068 if one intends to pan and zoom), but Vegas “likes” 655 x 480. Adding even more confusion in my mind is: wouldn’t 1280×720 right out of Photoshop not provide the best image on a 720p (or 720i) TV? Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.
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One thing to watch for is Never scan any photos that were printed at “home”. You will see the tiny ink droplets like a cheap newspaper printing. You also didn’t mention if you were going to zoom in on the photos. Is this a HD or SD video?
Charlie
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Well, I guess whatever provides the best quality is the way I’ll go. But I think a CD would be the most sensible way for approximately 50 photos?
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Burning to a CD will only allow Mpeg1 encoding for playback on TV. Plan on going to DVD with Mpeg2 encoding at high bitrates for the best quality delivery.
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Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it!
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