TGJ2O_audiovisual_postproduction_graphics

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Graphics can be used from a variety of sources to help enhance your video production:
 * JPG, GIF & BMP from Photoshop or the Internet
 * Single frame exports from existing video footage
 * Screenshots from your computer desktop

The bottom line is that the images SHOULD be sized properly for video display, or they can appear SQUASHED or STRETCHED and very amateur.

There are TWO main shapes or "aspect ratios" used in North American Video:

864 x 480 pixels 1920x1080 pixels ||
 * [[image:Aspect-Ratios.png align="center"]] ||
 * e. older **"Tube-Style" Television sets**
 * 720 x 540 pixels
 * 640 x 480 pixels || ie **"HD Flatscreen" Television sets**


 * Cropping your image for widescreen:**

|| The options at the top of the screen will allow you to customize the HEIGHT, WIDTH and RESOLUTION
 * [[image:tgj2o_pixel_ratios.png width="560" height="420" caption="gratefully from http://i.rtings.com" link="http://i.rtings.com/images/black-bars-aspect-ratio-16-9-21-9-4-3-cinemawide.png"]] || **1. Load your image** into Photoshop and choose the CROPPING TOOL on the left
 * [[image:Photoshop_Cropping-Tool02.png align="left"]] || **2. Set the DIMENSIONS**:

Enter "864 px", "480 px" and "72"

//NOTE: the "px" is CRUCIAL - if you leave it out, the size will default to "inches" and practically freeze up your computer// ||
 * [[image:Photoshop_Cropping-Tool03.png]] || **3. Define your crop**

Drag the mouse to define the area you want to keep.

Note you CANNOT change the shape, but you CAN control the starting points and ending points. You have to "find" the best area that fits your crop.

Click the check mark to proceed ||
 * [[image:VideoCamera_Title864.jpg]] || Once cropped, you can add like smoked edges, blur and colour overlays to make the image into a more interesting title background

If you choose to add titles, remember to stay within "Title-Safe" regions on the screen.

BTW: Photoshop titles can be very effective, but adding your titles in Premiere to a plain graphic gives you more flexible editing, and allows you to animate the text. ||