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making a very small video
I am starting with a 1920×1080 Pro Res 422 LT file that was shot at a wide angle to leave room for cropping. I need to edit it, add graphics, and end up with a 300×250 file. What should my workflow be?
If I drop the raw file into the timeline, change the timeline settings to be 300×250 (or 640×480, for that matter), then resize the image appropriately using the wireframe, my resulting file looks significantly degraded.
Should I output a 1920×1080 file, then crop and resize in MPEG Streamclip or Compressor? If so, what are the exact steps to get the best results? I have attempted this several times with various options in each and the results are too cropped, but the video quality does look better than attempting the crop/resize in FCP. Thanks in advance.
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3 Replies
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Do everything in 1080. When you are finished, export QT Movie current settings. Let Compressor do the downsizing for you. 640×360, 360×120
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Creative Pro Users Group -
[Louise Macaulay] “starting with a 1920×1080 Pro Res 422 LT file that was shot at a wide angle to leave room for cropping.”
Overshooting… One issue will be that you will have to be careful about all your other element placement.
Maybe a 300×250 matte would help… or whatever will assist in predicting where your ultimate crop will be.Dropping the 1080 material onto a smaller timeline should not affect the overall quality if you are expecting to do a pixel-for-pixel extraction. Had you noticed if the timeline render status changed color? Perhaps the degradation was simply due to a Final Cut lo-res proxy preview.
jPo
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if you really know for sure that you will never need a ful-size version of the piece,
then you can easily edit in a smaller sequence.i wouldn’t work at the ultimate small size as that is non-standard, and you wont get any RT effects.
the smallest standard sequence settings are the Offline-RT ones, but i would probably work in SD as a mid-ground.
nick
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