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Angus_Lee16
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August 21, 2017
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How to use photos with different dimensions within Premiere Pro?

  • August 21, 2017
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So im trying to make a slideshow using a mix of photos taken on my DSLR and iPhone, the trouble is that the photos taken on my iPhone are a different dimension to the ones taken on my DSLR, so of course if i try to use both of these types of photos within premiere pro i get black borders around some of the photos. I'm just wondering if their is any way around this and if not are their any free programs you would recommend for creating photo slideshows?

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    Correct answer David Arbor

    In general, photos are taken with a 3:2 aspect ratio and video is at 16:9, so you're always going to have this issue, but there are a few options you can try:

    1. Scale up your photos so they fill the whole frame and the reposition them so the most important part is visible.
    2. Use the "Ken Burns Effect" 60 Second Premiere Tutorial : Create the Ken Burns Effect (Still Image Animation) -HD- - YouTube
    3. If you want to show more of the photo without scaling it, you could always put a scaled up and heavily blurred version behind your main photo. This can be done like this:
      1. Have the same photo stacked on two video tracks
      2. The bottom track will hold your background photo and the top one will be your main photo
      3. Scale this photo so it fills the frame. This will involve scaling well past 100%.
      4. Add a combination of effects to make the background photo less distracting. This usually includes Gaussian Blur and maybe some desaturation
      5. Add a soft drop shadow to the top photo if you want to add some separation.
      6. Animate the top photo moving up, down, or scaling up some.

    There are other techniques to try too, but these are some very common ones.

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    David ArborCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    August 21, 2017

    In general, photos are taken with a 3:2 aspect ratio and video is at 16:9, so you're always going to have this issue, but there are a few options you can try:

    1. Scale up your photos so they fill the whole frame and the reposition them so the most important part is visible.
    2. Use the "Ken Burns Effect" 60 Second Premiere Tutorial : Create the Ken Burns Effect (Still Image Animation) -HD- - YouTube
    3. If you want to show more of the photo without scaling it, you could always put a scaled up and heavily blurred version behind your main photo. This can be done like this:
      1. Have the same photo stacked on two video tracks
      2. The bottom track will hold your background photo and the top one will be your main photo
      3. Scale this photo so it fills the frame. This will involve scaling well past 100%.
      4. Add a combination of effects to make the background photo less distracting. This usually includes Gaussian Blur and maybe some desaturation
      5. Add a soft drop shadow to the top photo if you want to add some separation.
      6. Animate the top photo moving up, down, or scaling up some.

    There are other techniques to try too, but these are some very common ones.

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      Angus_Lee16Author
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      August 22, 2017

      Okay i'll try this out thanks heaps!

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