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Tommy Somers
Tommy Somers
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January 25, 2017
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resize all pictures to the same dimension

  • January 25, 2017
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Hi,

I have about 100 pictures which i would like to import in Premiere Pro to make a slideshow. Some pictures have a dimension of 6000*4000, some 3000*2000, some others 3600 * 2400 etc...how can i give them all the same size in the frame? For example all should have a dimension of 1200 * 800. If i run the slideshow now, they all change in dimension....

Thank you all for your help.

Tommy

Correct answer Ann Bens

I would make them all the same size in Photoshop before bringing them into Pr.

Premiere is going to choke on 100 stills  in full resolution.

If you want to use Ken Burns make the still twice the size of the frame.

You can batch resize in Photoshop.

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Per Frits
Inspiring
January 25, 2017

Tommy Somers>

Sorry for all the confusion above, all I ever wanted to say is:

If you are making a slide show and like the look of this one Fotograf Per Haar - Foto Promo 2017 on Vimeo

Then you can perfectly well use the technique that I described as I used it for this.

Other people have other ways of doing things, and that's just fine, but whatever works, works. As long as you are satisfied with the end result.

Good luck to you my friend

/Per

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Per Frits
Inspiring
January 25, 2017

Hi
I would make a sequence in the size you wish, like the 1200*800 you are talking about, and then import all the images into that.

But before importing I would go to the preferences and make sure that the duration of every image is how I want it to be:

When you have imported the images at the right duration you can use the "Set to frame size" in: Clip\Video options\Set to frame size or by right clicking on the image:

or do as I did, make a shortcut:

Then I just import, select all the images, and press: Ctrl+alt ++ and all the images will be frame size.

I do the very same when I import 4k footage into a 1080 timeline.

Hope that helps

/Per

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Ann BensCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 25, 2017

Set to frame size (or even scale to frame size) will give you vertical black bars. Set to frame size can be set for all stills on the timeline in one go.

It is no big deal if you dont have set Still image default duration before bringing in the stills: you can still batch reset the duration.

On a side note: I would do this in AE with the help of Prolost Burns v1.7 for After Effects on Vimeo

jasontcox
jasontcox
Inspiring
January 26, 2017

Honestly, I would get away from this 1200x800 business altogether - video displays are not 3:2 they are 16:9, so plan on delivering as either 1080p or 720p (1920x1080 or 1280x720). As the photos are high-res to start with, then 1080p makes more sense to retain quality. If the photos cannot be cropped for some reason, then they will have some black around them (or other suitable background can be inserted). There is no sense in using non-standard video export sizes, unless for some specific art exhibit or something. In general, stick with standard VIDEO frame sizes - and frame rates as well, even if all content is still images.

For instance, start a New Sequence and choose AVCHD > 1080p > 1080p30. If your location uses PAL video, then go for 1080p25 instead. As for how to resize and scale, that has already been discussed, but like building a house, you want to start with a good foundation. If you do a bunch of editing with oddball settings, and later try to port that over to a proper VIDEO sequence, good luck.

Thanks

Jeff


I agree with Jeff. I was leaving room for the possibility the OP HAD to use the 3:2 aspect ratio for some weird reason, but hopefully not!

jasontcox
jasontcox
Inspiring
January 25, 2017

Ann is correct from a "best practice" standpoint, but if going to Photoshop is not an option for you try this. But youll run into another issue to contend with regardless. Your photos are 3:2. Video is (most commonly) 16:9. So you're going to have to make a creative choice about whether you want to create A) an awkward 3:2 video clip or if you want B) a normal 16:9 video. If you give with the 16:9 video, you'll have another creative choice - you'll either A) going to have to contend with black bars on the left and right sides of the screen or B) going to have to crop the photos. All three scenarios require different workflows for setting up your sequence, however. Which are you aiming for?

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K-Ban
Participant
August 25, 2025

I have a question. What about if most pictures are not the same size or format. Some I have are from the 30's thru the 50's and some are landscape and some are protrait. I'm guessing there really isn't any way not to have some with the black bars on top and bottom or, just have some look a little stretched. Or is there a way in Pr Pro to just make every picture show just as there are frame by frame switching  picture boxes from landscape to protrait. But, I'm thinking that is either way too much work, or Pr just doesn't do that?

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 25, 2017

    I would make them all the same size in Photoshop before bringing them into Pr.

    Premiere is going to choke on 100 stills  in full resolution.

    If you want to use Ken Burns make the still twice the size of the frame.

    You can batch resize in Photoshop.

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