Resolution of still pics

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Diane

In the MM2 column it says that the "resolution of still
pictures is of higher quality than MM2 video??" and
therefore to use Photo Story as it works better for still
pictures. Please explain what this means?

I am using still pictures and want to use it on my big
screen t.v..as it's going to blown up quite large what
scanning resolution should I be using..Eg 300 dpi? Will
that be sufficient when it's blown up so large.)

Any other help would be appreciated, as I've given it a
test run and it seems blurry once it's on a 27 inch tv as
well as the big screen tv?
 
Hi, The reference comes from
A) Importing source files__>under still images__>the first
large paragraph.

As well as I had another question in my post which was not
answered if you wouldn't mind reviewing again, thakyou
very much.

Diane
 
Hi there,

With regard to the scanning resolution. The DPI itself is not all that
important. What IS important is the actual size of the file...720 x 576
(PAL) The reason for this is, thats what the TV uses. In fact there are TV
displays that can use better than that, if yours did, you would have been
aware of it...so make your image size 720 x 576 or some integer based
multiple of that. EG 1440 x 1152. The reason for that is two do with taking
the average colour of two adjacent pixels and requires far to much
explanation for this newsgroup....

NEVER use an image that is less than 720 x 576. Movie Maker will
incorporate it for you...but the picture will not look good with the
appearance of stretched pixels.

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Thanks Diane,

I'm trying to say that, if your goal is the highest visual quality slideshow
from only still pictures, then consider using slideshow software or
PhotoStory.

Even after considering it, most seem to want to go forward with Movie
Maker... opting for a bit less visual quality in order to use the extra
features that video-editing apps provide.

The page I referenced on my PhotoStory site explains it more...

What I see is that lots of people go into movie editing software to make
better slide shows, not even considering slide show software or PhotoStory.

When scanning you're wanting to have at last 800x600 total pixels as the
overall dimensions of the image file... that's if you're using Movie Maker
2. If you are using PhotoStory then maybe at least twice that would be
appropriate - 1600x1200. In either case more pixels is better than fewer.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

..
 
Hello again,

Please do take the advice to use 800 x 600. The author of that message
(PAPAJOHN) is wrong. The standard output for a 4:3 TV screen is 720 x 576.
If you use 800 x 600 your image will stile be placed at 720 x 576 but
because there is no longer a mapping direct to the screen you will end up
with pixels (worst possible case) where 3 pixels are used to display just 2.
It is that error that WILL cause you a problem.

720 x 576 is the STANDARD format for DVD output, and if its good enough
for that it is certainly better than using PAPAJOHNS advice of using 800 x
600.

I have gone to the trouble of pointing this out to him in the past, he
has trouble taking advice, what's all the more surprising is he claims to
create DVD's himself, if that were so he would surely see that the output
required is 720 x 576. The size 720 x 576 is also the output size from a DV
camera!!!

No doubt I will have to point this out again, so worry not.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
 
Diane

The STANDARD depends upon which side of the pon
you're on. The STANDARD that John referred to is PAL
However, if you're in the US, the STANDARD is NTSC
which has a different STANDARD resolution. Ref

www.strata.com/support/3dmanual/ch13/ch13_7.htm

If John spent as much time crafting a helpfu
answer, as he spends flaming other contributors
perhaps he wouldn't have left out that obviou
distinction. Shame on you, John

CR


----- John Kelly wrote: ----

Hello again

Please do take the advice to use 800 x 600. The author of that messag
(PAPAJOHN) is wrong. The standard output for a 4:3 TV screen is 720 x 576
If you use 800 x 600 your image will stile be placed at 720 x 576 bu
because there is no longer a mapping direct to the screen you will end u
with pixels (worst possible case) where 3 pixels are used to display just 2
It is that error that WILL cause you a problem

720 x 576 is the STANDARD format for DVD output, and if its good enoug
for that it is certainly better than using PAPAJOHNS advice of using 800
600

I have gone to the trouble of pointing this out to him in the past, h
has trouble taking advice, what's all the more surprising is he claims t
create DVD's himself, if that were so he would surely see that the outpu
required is 720 x 576. The size 720 x 576 is also the output size from a D
camera!!

No doubt I will have to point this out again, so worry not

Best Wishes.....John Kell
www.the-kellys.or
www.the-kellys.co.u
 
Hi there,

Thank you very much for adding how far wrong PAPAJOHN is with respect to
the NTSC standard...you filled in an obvious gap making my observations even
more complete.

Thank you for your assistance.

Maybe PAPAJPHN will TRY and get his facts right better next time. But I
doubt it.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
 
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