Pixel Aspect Problem W/Photoshop

[Chris Tompkins]

Did you use a PhotoShop Film Document preset 720X480 ?
B/c when you drop that into a sequence it looks right.
What exactly is the problem you are having?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Redford Givens]

I am importing geometric vector designs into Photoshop from Freehand (no problem there since Freehand has a Photoshop output feature). If they distort in the DVD from Photoshop, they look terrible. I just want to have a circle look like a circle.

The graphics are “floaters” that are superimposed over the DVD images.

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Redford Givens

[Dan Monro]

What Chris said…

Unless you tell photoshop to work in non-square pixels it will default to square – in that case you work at 720×540 and your NLE will squash it to the correct aspect ratio.

But with video presets in photoshop now you don’t have to do that; just choose the right starting template and its automatic.

Hope that hels,
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[Redford Givens]

Dan Monro on Mar 31, 2011 at 8:13:54 am

But with video presets in photoshop now you don’t have to do that; just choose the right starting template and its automatic.

And just what would that preset be?

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Redford Givens

[Redford Givens]

Did you use a PhotoShop Film Document preset 720X480 ?
B/c when you drop that into a sequence it looks right.
What exactly is the problem you are having?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

The problem is that circles look like eggs.

I do not see any pixel aspect that says 720×480. Which one is it?

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Redford Givens

[Chris Tompkins]

File-New:

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Redford Givens]

Figured out the correct pixel aspect by trying all options.

The one that works is D1/DVNTSC Widescreen (1.2)

I do not know if this is technically correct and I do not care since the images look perfect!

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Redford Givens