Uncompressed AVI

[Scott Roberts]

32h x 4096w seems wrong . . . that’s really thin. maybe it’s 320h x 4096w – that’s more of a banner size.

[Brendan Coots]

Actually it sounds right to me. That would make it a 1:128 aspect ratio. That means it could be 250′ long (curves around the stadium as he mentioned) by 2′ high. If the pixels were 350 instead of 32, that would make the sign 20 feet tall which is doubtful even for a prime-time NFL team stadium.

But I could be wrong…

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Yup! I think the dimensions are fine for its purpose. It’s the DPI that’s redundant.

Cheers
Roland Kahlenberg
https://www.broadcastGEMs.com – Adobe After Effects project files
https://www.myspace.com/rorkrgbspace

[Darby Edelen]

[beenyweenies] “If the pixels were 350 instead of 32, that would make the sign 20 feet tall which is doubtful even for a prime-time NFL team stadium.”

2′ tall and only using 32 pixels is 1 1/3 ppi (or dpi). Where does the 100 dpi request fit in? That’s what I’m confused about. 32 inches seems like a decent height for it, that’s 2’8″ of screen, but if the pixels translate directly to inches that’s 1 dpi… not 100! It sounds to me like the person requesting the material doesn’t know what they’re talking about =/

Darby Edelen
DVD Menu Artist
Left Coast Digital
Aptos, CA

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

This mystery really puts Harry Potty to shame. 😉

Let’s hope that we get THE answer before New Year. Then we’ll all have an extra reason to celebrate. 🙂

Seriously though, these gigantosaurus screens are quite interesting to work with, albeit mostly from a technical POV.

HTH
Roland Kahlenberg
https://www.broadcastGEMs.com – Adobe After Effects project files
https://www.myspace.com/rorkrgbspace

[Matthew Kasey]

I guess I didn’t do the math. But 2 1/2 feet tall (or so) sounds about right.

Thanks for everyone’s input into this. It’s not the easiest thing to get thrown at 5 PM.

I’ll let everyone know how it turns out. Hopefully well…

[Mike Procunier]

I used to work for one of the manufacturers of these boards. Which Stadium are you doing? 32 pixels high sounds about right. They’re usually built in modules that are 16×16 pixels or 8×8 pixels. Most of them are either 24, 32 or 48 pixels tall. The 100 dpi sounds out of place, probably info from an account executive rather than a video person. You can Export an uncompressed AVI from the File/Export menu. Just render an uncompressed Quicktime first and export that. The real trick is working on a Comp that is 4000 pixels wide. Dual monitors are a must. I’ve done some that are 24,000 pixels wide ( 360 degrees arounf a basketball/hockey arena). What a nightmare.

[Brendan Coots]

DEFINITELY agree. It’s typical for some clients to throw around terms they don’t understand, just to sound like they know what they are talking about.

I bet some print guy told them their banners in the stadium should be 100dpi and in their ignorance of the subject they assumed that meant all media, not just print.

[Matthew Kasey]

Thanks Mike P.

Yes, working on this is a pain, thankfully, it’s pretty simple. Just a wipe across and some flashing text.

Thanks for the tip on the AVI. I didn’t even think of just exporting the QT from the project window. I just looked at the Render Queue settings and didn’t see it there.

Yes, the DPI seems to be out of place. Not sure what that’s about. But after these posts, the other specs seem to be correct.

Thanks again.