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Stills in Premiere 6.5

 


X-John_Tonkin
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Mar 4, 2004, 9:35 PM

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after a LOT of research on resolution and frame, i think i finally have it all figured out (it turns out, from everything i read, DPI doesn't matter AT ALL when being displayed on a video screen). Now... does anyone have any input on the best format to import into Premiere. (.tif, .bmp, .psd...)? it doesn't seem to matter much at all, but i was wondering if anyone has ever found a reason to use one over the other. file size is not an issue, quality is all i care about. any input will help, thanks,
there is some really insightful info about scanning, printing, etc.. here:
http://www.scantips.com
john


X-ChopSueyChrisaolcom
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Mar 4, 2004, 10:17 PM

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Ugh... Bitmaps are the closest resolution i think to the 72dpi of video.

Aside from that. i work everything in TIFF's which are not compressed like JPEG's.
PSD files are not compressed either. So a high TIFF file or PSD will give Premiere a better reduction to send out n video...
This especially works great when zooming on stills for video.
Keep in mind DE-INTERLACE all your frame grabs in photoshop so you wont have any gitter on playback in your nle.
-chris


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Mar 4, 2004, 10:49 PM

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Re: Stills in Premiere 6.5 [In reply to] Can't Post
yeah, i have pretty much narrowed it down to bitmap or tiff... i was hoping there was a good reason to choose one over the other. after some extensive reading though, i have found out that resolution or DPI (72, 96, 144, 300) is never taken into consideration by any video monitor... it is strictly a function of printing (it makes sense if you think about it)... the only thing that matters for screen display is pixel dimensions(i.e. 720x534, 3200x2400, etc...) alot of sources confirm this, but the argument found at www.scantips.com is probably the most sound. also, i don't de-interlace the video that gets printed back to DV tape because it is what i output to a projector, which never gives me any jitter... i usually do however de-interlace the AVI file before encoding to mpeg and burning on DVD, because sometimes the mpeg will flicker along fine lines.
so which does Premiere handle better, .tif or .bmp??? anyone???

: Ugh... Bitmaps are the closest resolution i think to the 72dpi of video.
:
: Aside from that. i work everything in TIFF's which are not compressed like JPEG's.
: PSD files are not compressed either. So a high TIFF file or PSD will give Premiere a better reduction to send out n video...
: This especially works great when zooming on stills for video.
: Keep in mind DE-INTERLACE all your frame grabs in photoshop so you wont have any gitter on playback in your nle.
: -chris



X-ChopSueyChrisaolcom
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Mar 4, 2004, 10:57 PM

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de-interlace your stills BEFORE IMPORTING INTO PREMIERE>>>>
Thats what I ment. Dont use the built in D.I. filter in premiere.
Your right the dpi doesnt mean much when it is in video. But the resolution fi you convert a frame grab of video to print..it is 72 dpi. If you give premiere a file that is say 3k x2k (6 megepixel sized file..aka 8x10) And you use your motion filter in premiere to zoom in on certain parts of the pic..or to scroll.. You will have MORE information fromt he still thus giving you more to work with and int he end a better looking still with movement than working directly with 720x480 sized files.
chris


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Mar 5, 2004, 2:39 AM

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Re: Stills in Premiere 6.5 [In reply to] Can't Post
Matrox recommends using .TGA stills for use with Premiere 6.5 or Premiere Pro with their RTX100 though .BMPs will work also. I used to use .BMPs with my previous NLE but converted to .TGA when I got my RTX100. Definitely do not use .JPGs as they are known to cause black stills in Premiere with or without the RTX100.
The "A few scanning tips" book is a must buy. One can read most of it online but I bought a paper copy and it is one of the best books I ever bought. But it is very light on scanning for video and does not take zooming in on stills into consideration.
Morris