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    Which Setting Do I Use for Widescreen Hi-Def Video?

    Posted by Stewart Goldstein on January 23, 2010 at 4:35 am

    I usually make NTSC 4:3 standard definition animations. I use 720 X 540 (square pixels) in Photoshop to create the artwork, and my After Effects comp is 720 X 540 (square pixels).

    This way the graphics look right on the computer screen, and the final product is 720 X 480 (0.9 pixel aspect ratio). And all is right with the world.

    But the times, they are a-changin’…

    And someone has asked me to do animations for hi-def widescreen NTSC video. What setting do I use in Photoshop and After Effects so that I can use the square pixel aspect ratio? And what setting do I need for the final video output?

    Steve Roberts replied 16 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Scott Roberts

    January 23, 2010 at 5:42 am

    Square pixels, 1280×720 (720p), or 1920×1080 (1080p)

    https://www.myr3d.com

  • Steve Roberts

    January 25, 2010 at 4:28 am

    Yep. Ask the editor who’s getting your stuff. Frame rate, frame size, codec, pixel aspect ratio, delivery medium, progressive or interlaced.

    … don’t ask the client. 😉 … unless it’s to get the editor’s contact information.

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