premiere & photoshop resolution

[Vincent Rosati]

You can use JPEG, but TIFF or PSD would be better as they are lossless.
When preparing graphics for video you need to know the aspect ratio of the video – Is it full Screen (4:3), widescreen (19:9) or square pixel (1:1).
Square pixel graphics for full screen should be created in a 720×540 artboard.
Square pixel graphics for widescreen should be created in a 864×480 artboard.
Both should be scaled down (unconstrained) to 720×480 before import.

Hope this helps

Vince

[Dave Montgomery]

Thanks for your response Vincent,
I don’t suppose you know of any good tutorials in this subject?

I’m kind of at a stand still until I can get past this first step and i’m having a hard time finding any reliable information.

Thanks again,

[Vincent Rosati]

The subject is thoroughly covered here. Do a forum search, towards the top of this page – photoshop video, or something.

All you need to know is the project’s aspect ratio. If you are using Photoshop CS, there are video format templates available in the New Document dialogue.
You can either use these templates, or use the traditional technique described in my first response.

Here’s a great site that helped me…
https://lipas.uwasa.fi/~f76998/
You would want to see Essential Resources and Quick Guide.
It’s not a tutorial on creating graphics, but it provides all of the necessary math and equations. It also gives insight into the reasons why there are conflicting views on correct square pixel frame sizes for DV.

Vince

[Dave Montgomery]

Thanks so much for your help Vincent – i’ll check it out

[Eddie Lotter]

[Dave Montgomery] “know of any good tutorials in this subject?”

See the Photoshop category in the Premiere Pro Wiki for several tutorials.

Cheers
Eddie