Round logos not so Round

[Jeremy Garchow]

You didn’t account for this in Photoshop? In Photoshop, you need to design at square pixels (which is 720×540 if your FCP timeline is 720×480 or 720×547 in photoshop if your FCP sequence is 720×486). Design as normal, then as they very last step, resize your image in photoshop to your timeline size, keeping the ‘constrain proportions’ box unchecked. This will account for the difference between square pixels that photoshop like to design in, and the non square pixel that is digital SD video.

Jeremy

[Chi-ho Lee]

Are you using the latest version of FCP? Because FCP should be smart enough to adjust for this in the aspect ratio parameter of the motion tab should you forget. If you adjust aspect ratio to -12.5%, it will turn your logo back to circular. Again, FCP will usually adjust for this if you forget to make the adjustment in Photoshop. It has always done it in my experience.

-CHL

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Video Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com

[Ed Dooley]

Or do something really daring and unusual, RTFM! It’s all there, the square vs rectangular pixel thing,
and all the advice about what to do.
Ed

[Terry Moore]

I have to admit I’m a bit confused by that last post. Not sure what the person was talking about. Pardon my ignorance, but what does RTFM mean?

Anyway, I do have the lastest version of FCP. And the latest hardware. But I still get non-round circles. I will try JeremyG’s suggestions, unless someone has a better answer.

RTFM?

Logan5

[Gary Adcock]

[Logan5] “RTFM?”

Read The Free Manual….

other “F” words are often substituted for free.

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows

[Terry Moore]

WOW. Sorry I looked to this forum of “professionals” for assistance. I won’t let it happen again.

-Logan5

“Or do something really daring and unusual, RTFM! It’s all there, the square vs rectangular pixel thing,
and all the advice about what to do.
Ed”

[Ed Dooley]

You caught me on a day that I’m just a little grumpier than usual. 🙂 But having said that, why would
you ask people to spend any time answering a question that’s right in front of you, either in the
paper manual or right there behind the Help button. You get a faster answer and you’re not wasting peoples’ time. It’s simple consideration. RTFM has been around for a long time and was created for questions exactly like yours, ones that can be answered by opening your manual.
Don’t let my rant dissuade you from posting questions to the COW, but look at your immediate resources first please.
Ed (end of pet-peeve rant)

[Logan5] “WOW. Sorry I looked to this forum of “professionals” for assistance. I won’t let it happen again.”