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Photoshop & FCP title safe/action safe areas
Hi,
I’m importing 720/540 px – reduced to 720/480 px – still images into a FCP project. Many of the images were closely cropped when originals were taken with the SLR camera. My question is: can I bring the edge of the image up to the safe action guide for better composition and still have the screen filled with the image when viewed on TV.Thanks in advance,
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4 Replies
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The safe action area is kind of fuzzy and varies a good deal. Going to title safe will definitely show the edges of the image. I usually try to doctor the images in Photoshop, paint in, clone, patch, or make up a border that can bleed to the edge of the frame.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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On another note, if you are working in x480, your square pixel work should be in x534
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Not with recent versions of FCP. It ask for 540.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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Thanks everyone for the input. I’ll do some Photoshop doctoring and burn a trial run.
Jon
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