[MacDV] Re: importing files to iMovie

[sb]

If your logo has no audio, you can import the mpeg2 file directly into the
iMovie clip pane.

To resize an image in PS, open the image in PS, then go to the menu Image
then Image Size. Make sure you have constrain proportions checked, if your
original image is not 4:3. Otherwise, when you make it 640 x 480 it will
distort.

 hth,

 sb


On 10/24/2004 4:17 PM, "Brian Olesky" <brian4 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> This is a continuation of what seems to be an endless quest to put my logo
> into an iMovie file.
> 
> First, I've been told to use a .tif or .eps file (I have both), but that I'd
> have to resize it in a graphics program. The only one I have is Photoshop
> Elements, I imported the .tif file to it, but found no way to resize it to
> 640 X 480 (graphic programs aren't my strong point). All I saw were ways to
> change the physical size of the graphic, measured in inches. Incidentally,
> when I just import them straight into iMovie, they break up badly on screen.
> Any chance this is just a screen effect and they'll burn perfectly when
> transferred to iDVD?
> 
> Second, as I said previously, I have a video that was made for me by a
> production studio with the logo exactly the way I want it, and I followed
> previous instructions ripping it with DVDBackup, then downloading MPEG
> Streamclip to convert the .ts files to a file I can import to iMovie (a dv
> stream?)
> 
> However, now that I've downloaded these two programs, and have the .ts file
> ripped, I now learn that I probably also need to download MPEG-2 Playback
> Component ($20 from Apple). Is this true.
> 
> Just using MPEG Streamclip won't get me there?
> 
> I can't believe I've spent so many hours just trying to get about 3 seconds
> of existing film into iMovie.
> 
> Wonderful how computers have made our lives so easy.
>