How do I size images for Adobe Premiere Elements 12

For archival I will use tiff or leave it in raw but for output it is always jpg. At 72 dpi you will nit have a big problem with video but keep your originals out of JPG and back up everything.

1492 wrote:
One reason you don't want to use JPG format is your photo degrades each time its processed.

In my videos I use jpgs all the time. Video resolution is far lower than jpeg or png, and unless you start out with a low resolution image, jpg will look good on video.

Even for 1080p HD widescreen video, a jpeg with the correct aspect ratio and 1920w x 1080h will look good on video.

Still, if you are worried about resolution after editing in Photoshop Elements, save the file as a psd (photoshop format). That will retain the highest resolution and most video editing programs can import that format.

If you want to see my Photoshop Elements tutorials and video quality, check out http://www.youtube.com/user/guerillabill/search?query=photoshop

Bill

One reason you don't want to use JPG format is your photo degrades each time its processed. First, you take what I'm assuming is an original Jpeg photo into Photoshop(PS), which needs to be decompressed before PS can resize or add any effects. Saving it once again in JPG, can further degrade and possibly add visible digital artifacts depending on your settings. In fact, with each compression/decompression cycle introduced, more of your photo's info is generally discarded. So not available when its decompressed.

The same resized JPG photo imported into your video editor, must once again be decompressed before the editor can process it in any way. This is the reason you should opt for a lossless format early in the process to avoid quality loss of your source edit materials.

Note that most video editors can resize photos or graphics. So may not be necessary to use a separate image editor beforehand.

1492 wrote:
I would avoid JPG as its a lossy format. PNG is lossless.

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I would avoid JPG as its a lossy format. PNG and TIFF are lossless formats. However, not all editors support TIFF.

mikeleblanc413 wrote:
Would TIFF be equal to PNG? If not, what is the difference?

Tiff is good for print, but not for video. For video, save images and photos as either PNG or Jpg.

Bill

Would TIFF be equal to PNG? If not, what is the difference?

Photoshop includes Film&Video preset templates for many formats, though not necessarily all inclusive or up to date. Not sure if presets are included in Elements version? As mentioned, set your Photoshop(PS) workspace to match your video project. Generally, you can easily modify one of PS presets for your specific needs if necessary.

I'd also recommend saving any photos or graphics from Photoshop in PNG, a lossless format, if used in your video project.

mikeleblanc413 wrote:
I'm attempting to do some homework before downloading a trial version of Adobe Premiere Elements 12 and here is my question. I will be importing images from Photoshop and want to know maximum size in inches (such as 5 x7) and dpi.

I produce videos - in fact have over 700 on my site and over 200 on YouTube. And in many of these videos I include photos from various cameras.

Before importing the photo into my video editing program (Sony Vegas), I usually open them in Photoshop Elements 12 and apply a 'new adjustment layer' to get the colors so they look good on video.

Then I save the image as either a .jpg or .png or .psd. When saving images for video, use pixels instead of inches, and set the resolution minimum of 72 pixels.

As long as the image height / width is equal or greater to the video project settings (ie 1280wide X 720 high), the image will look good on video.

You'll run into problems if the image is smaller than the video frame - as this will cause pixelation when the image is stretched to fit the video.

You can find my videos covering this on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/guerillabill

Bill