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photomontage resolution
Making a photomontage that will be displayed on a NTSC TV and I keep asking myself the same two questions?
1. On my stills I keep the resolution at 300 pixels. I realize the TV only uses 72, but if I make the still 72 I lose the clarity. What should the resolution be for a still picture?
2. Should I size the still to 655 x 480 or let Vegas do it?Looking for quality not quantity.
thanks for any help..
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3 Replies
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I just scan them all at 300dpi.
I just scan them at whatever size they are.
After adding them to the timeline, use Pan/Crop to apply Match Aspect and do any zooming/panning you desire.
You can automate the process using the PBS Wizard in Excalibur or the similar tool in Ultimate S. Here’s a sample video showing how Excalibur 4.2 can automate the process. There was NO manual intervention on these:
https://www.jetdv.com/vegas/PMExcalibur4-2.wmv
Edward Troxel
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thanks for your response.
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The ‘clarity’ you think you’re losing is likely only on your computer monitor, and in fact will cause all kinds of trouble on a regular TV (dot crawl, etc.).
Scan to absolute 655X480 (or as close as you can get it). Then resize to 720X480 before giving them to Vegas and you won’t lose your overscan areas.
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