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April 28, 2018
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Resizing problems - image on sequence

  • April 28, 2018
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Hey, trying to add an image with lettering in my sequence and I need to resize.  Yes, I do know how to scale images to fit the sequence.  However, in this case, as I scale down the image, it drops in resolution/quality considerably.  I don't understand this problem - when the image is overblown and coming out of the frame, it's clear and crisp, and when it's down to the proper size, it's soft and I can barely read the lettering. Very weird.

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    Correct answer curts46028922

    My expectations are completely realistic, and I'll go ahead and mark this answer as correct, btw. 

    I ended up just upping the resolution of the entire sequence.  The video is low quality, and I just stretched it to fit.  Essentially I brought the low resolution element to the high resolution one, not the other way around.

    -earlier I had a situation where the image lettering looked ok when oversized, but got soft when shrunk down to limited amounts of pixels on the canvas.

    Doesn't matter that the video is blown up.  It'll be viewed on smaller screens and besides it's a bit of a style choice anyways. 

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    curts46028922AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    April 29, 2018

    My expectations are completely realistic, and I'll go ahead and mark this answer as correct, btw. 

    I ended up just upping the resolution of the entire sequence.  The video is low quality, and I just stretched it to fit.  Essentially I brought the low resolution element to the high resolution one, not the other way around.

    -earlier I had a situation where the image lettering looked ok when oversized, but got soft when shrunk down to limited amounts of pixels on the canvas.

    Doesn't matter that the video is blown up.  It'll be viewed on smaller screens and besides it's a bit of a style choice anyways. 

    Legend
    April 29, 2018

    You might have to manage your expectations here.  Reducing the resolution will by necessity reduce the quality.  You can't avoid it.

    Having said that, we can't see the before and after, so it's difficult for us to know whether you're expectations are unrealistic, or if there's genuinely a problem here.  So as a next step, post up the before and after so we can take a look.

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 28, 2018

    What happens when you resize the image in Photoshop?

    Participant
    April 28, 2018

    Good question.  Let me see if that helps.

    Edit: I'm on Premiere Pro CC.  This dumb forum is telling me I'm not allowed to update the program listing for whatever reason tho.