[MacDV] Re: keynote2 to FCP

[sb]

The article on KenStone.net is from 2001.
It is wholly incorrect in that it is based on the
premise that the print resolution of the image makes a difference to
the quality in video, i.e. 300dpi works better than 72dpi and can be scaled.
It's not true and was debunked by the FCP guru community years ago.

Carl Jacob's article is technically correct. Basically there is no good
answer. 
However, the simple answer is that if you create a single layer
non-transparent graphics file and import it into FCP, the application
will adjust the pixel aspect ratio for you automatically.

A much more accurate and up to date website for information on any of
Apple's Pro Apps is Philip Hodgetts Pro Apps Hub:

http://proapps-hub.com/

 regards,

 sb


On 2/19/05 6:12 AM, "Steve Robertson" <stever at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 
> On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 03:58  PM, sb wrote:
>> I disagree with you about using iMovie to do pan and scan for a FCP
>> project.
> 
> I didn't say that iMovie was as flexible as Final Cut's built in motion
> controls, just that it was easier to learn.
>> 
>> FCP does the square and rectangular pixel resizing of flat images
>> automatically for you. I'm not sure what you mean by "prepare" a still
>> image
>> destined for FCP.
> 
> I'll refer you to this article on Ken Stone's web site:
> 
> http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/basic_ps_scan_crop.html
> 
> and this article on Larry Jordan's web site, which also includes a link
> to Apple's official article on the subject:
> 
> http://www.larryjordan.biz/articles/lj_pixels.html
> 
> Steve R.