Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 right i am looking to creating a high quality (HD or just high quality PAL will do) i want to play the file through quicktime, i also want the file size to be as small as possible without losing quality, i believe H.264 is my answer for this. However, what i need to know is for Widescreen, what should my settings be in Max, then i will be editing in Premiere/After Effects, so what do i need to set the composition/workspace up like, and then i will be exporting, so what will my export settings need to look like only interested in high quality widescreen, does anyone know of any crib sheets floating around that detail this kind of information in a comparison chart format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 HD has two primary resolutions, both in widescreen - 720p and 1080p. there is also a 1080i (i is for interlaced as opposed to p for progressive) which becomes a little more complicated. full HD is 1080p, which is 1920x1080 (16:9) resolution with a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio. you then have the available frame rates - 24, 25, and 30 (29.97 is the 1000/1001-rate slow version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 1080p HD is 1920 x 1080. 720p HD is 1280 x 720. i dont like HS264 as it washes out everything, making it look gamma corrected, it is however the best / quality size option. Whats your final output? web? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 opps matt in first with better info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 ok, i understand what the available resolutions are but everythin seems to differ between software package, for example the screen in premiere doesn't look as wide as it does in max even with same settings. ok so lets say that i want to render out a full PAL HD, i'm guessing i render out from Max at 1920x1080 for widescreen 16:9 (1440x1080 for 4:3), at a frame rate of 25 fps. (Frame rate not really an issue as lossless stills would be used) i then load the stills into premiere that already has the compositon setup with . . . . this is the bit i'm stuck on, too many presets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macer Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 If it is for correct HD playback (compatable with set top player BR or HD) then Open Premiere Pro > Choose new project > Open HDV Preset folder > Select HDV 1080p25 (if it is for use in PAL country). This uses a pixel aspect ratio of 1.333 which you will have to use when rendering from max with a resolution of 1440 x1080. Or if it is for pc playback you can keep the pixel aspect ratio at 1:1 in max and create a custom setting in PP for you pixel aspect and resolution. At least that is the way that I understand it, but I may well be corrected here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 hmmm, i want both, one for a dvd copy of a portfolio, and one for a weblink, dvd to play on tv's, the other to play on desktop monitors, am i going to need to render twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 If it is for correct HD playback (compatable with set top player BR or HD) then Open Premiere Pro > Choose new project > Open HDV Preset folder > Select HDV 1080p25 (if it is for use in PAL country). This uses a pixel aspect ratio of 1.333 which you will have to use when rendering from max with a resolution of 1440 x1080. At least that is the way that I understand it, but I may well be corrected here? This is HDV - the video format for early HD cameras that used non square pixels so as to record apparent widescreen with less pixel data, and not the current standardised square pixel HD that we refer to as 'full-HD' (1920x1080). Set top players, Blu-ray media and broadcast 1080p TV all primarily use full-HD, and not this non-square pixel format which is dying out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 ok matt, so if you wish to elaborate . . . to get a full 1920x1080 HD, widescreen animation out of max i need to set it at 1920x1080, with 1:1 pixel aspect, 25fps then in premiere i guess i could just make a custom workspace to suit right??? or does it differ slightly in an editing package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 bingo. your editing package should be 1920x1080 at 1:1 pixel aspect. IMO anyway. i welcome corrections... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 ok so on opening premiere pro cs4, i get to the 'new sequence' screen, however you have to pick one before continuing yet none of them match the 1920x1080 i want, nor is there a 1080p setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 fixed, i just edited one of the presets and renamed, obvious really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 next problem, if i am making titles in photoshop for inclusion in the video footage. i guess i need to setup the canvas to match all the other settings, BUT . . . which colour profile am i meant to use. so many options and i see there are some gamma options in the colour profiles, all my gamma correction is done on output from max so i don't want to play with it anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Try this thread: http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/19382-screen-resolution.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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