Pixels dimensions for logo out of Photoshop

[Walter Biscardi]

[Scott Roberts] “but it doesn’t look sharp when dropped in the sequence.
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After it’s rendered and looking at it on an external monitor?

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[Scott Roberts]

Thanks for the response Walter. I think I’m good. After dropping the logo into the timeline a green bar appears above indicating “preview”. I guess I was expecting a still to simply drop in at 100% quality without the need to render. Before stretching the logo to it’s required duration, the bar above goes from orange to green and back, etc. And, when scrubbing the logo goes from 100% quality to a slightly lower res preview, then back…. I’m on Unlimited RT also.

I’ll render out and let you know how it looks . . . but I think it’s good.

Again, thanks!

Scott

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[Kevin Monahan]

This is not the way I do it guys.

You have to think like Final Cut Pro if you want lower overhead/faster performance. What does it want? Stuff that matches the sequence! For example, if you are in a DV Sequence, you want all your imagery to be at 720 x 480 non-square pixels. Therefore, conform all your graphics to your sequence settings.

Oh, you want 16:9? You got it!

Your image dimensions are fine for Photoshop: Create the graphic at 853 x 480. Go crazy. In Photoshop, make sure you are working in square pixels, not one of their crazy “TV” presets. You want square pixels at this point.

Resize the image in Photoshop prior to exporting to FCP to 720 x 480 (uncheck constrain proportions). The image is squeezed upward. Don’t trip. Remember that you want that image to be 720 x 480 precisely!

Import the image into FCP. In the Item Properties, change the graphic to “Anamorphic” by checking off the property. Once you do this, the graphic becomes “unsqueezed” and is ready to edit with.

Edit the image into the timeline. Boom! Real time graphic.

If you save as a TIFF, even my iMac will play this graphic in dark green FULL real time/with Safe RT/High/Full on, NOT real-time preview light green bar. Looks nice.

If you wan’t a multilayer graphic (like a LOGO), but don’t need to animate the various layers, TIFF is the way to go. You still have access to your layers, by using “Open In Editor”.

Hope that helps.

Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Scott Roberts]

Thanks for that Kevin!

It rendered out perfectly . . . so, sometimes it’s just the visual that looks bad when it’s unrendered . . . but now that I know it’ll render out fine so I’ve got confidence.

Seems like a lot of work to simply drop in a still. I’m used to Premiere or After Effects which feels a lot more like quick and easy plug and play . . . just drop it in a go . . . no weird image formatting.

Thanks again,

Scott

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[Kevin Monahan]

Image preparation is crucial in any digital video workflow. At least that’s what they taught me in Avid School. 😉

Kevin Monahan
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Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Joe Glotzbach]

This worked perfectly for me, except is it possible to set a default that all imported graphics should be interpreted as anamorphic? I work at a TV news station, and when dealing with busy news photogs and editors, we’d like to keep it as fool-proof as possible.