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Nov 26
2008
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Adobe Premiere Tips - Importing Still ImagesPosted by camthecameraman in Video Editing, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe CS3, Adobe |
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When possible, always use still images that are at least as large as your project resolution. If you use smaller resolution images and then zoom in on them, they lose visual quality. Sort of like a digital zoom on a camcorder. You end up with blocky chunks.When creating still images from scratch avoid using 1 or 3 pixel lines, these tend to flicker badly on a television monitor, you will not see them in the Source or Program Monitors. If you must use thin lines try using a motion blur to blur them a little.
You can use the Motion effect in myriad ways to add interest to still
images. Pan across wide shots, zoom out to reveal an interesting detail, or
zoom in on an individual in a family portrait.
In Adobe Photoshop place each element of your image onto a new and separate layer. This allows you to keep your designs editable in case you decide to make changes later. It's tempting to flatten your images when you are done to reduce their file size, but this prevents you from later making text or color changes.
Unless you plan to zoom in on a graphic within Adobe Premiere Pro, it's best to create all Photoshop images as RGB images at 72 dpi resolution.
When importing a Adobe Photoshop file you are presented with three options
- Merge the layers
- Import only one of the layers
- Convert the layers into a sequence that can be "nested" into your timeline.
