Re: Render Time is KILLING ME... Premiere Pro CS3

(rant mode on)
Ah, people, people.
DPI is not relevant to video. To be more precise, it is MEANINGLESS in video. Video deals with raster sizes, and a 720x480 pixel image is the same whether you save it as "300 DPI" or "72 DPI".
Here's why: put the image on a 9" monitor. How big is it? How many "dpi" does it have? Put it on a 72" monitor. Same questions...

DPI is for print. Ignore it for video. Keep track of your image size in pixels.

The reason a "300 dpi" image looks better is that it typically has more pixels. If you are still not convinced, change it to "72 dpi" WITHOUT changing the pixel dimensions (don't resample). Compare the two: they are the same image, until you _print_ them.

(rant off: it's just a pet peeve).

Use the smallest stills (in pixel dimensions) you can for the project, that will help. Ideally, resize them in PShop, and don't do any scaling in Premiere.

-Jeff

Jeff Brown
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