On 2 Apr 2003 22:31:26 -0800, nacho33@wol.es (Ignacio Simon) wrote:

>Could be done this?

>

>Some DV (miniDV, DVcam, etc) camcorders have a better resolution than

>others (i.e. 500 lines, 530 lines, etc).

>

>Imagine that I have a megapixel image (1024 x 768) and want to convert

>it to DV PAL (720 x 576). In theory it could be possible to get, at

>least, the same resolution as with the best camcorder, even as a

>digital betacam (only talking about resolution, not dinamic range,

>contrast, etc).

>

>I was thinking if it is possible with premiere or after effects

>scaling the image (from 1024x768 to 720x576) and exporting with a good

>DV codec (MainConcept i.e.).

>

>The idea if it is possible,not only is to do that from still images,

>but to take advantage of the TV safe zones, shrinking the image a bit.

>In the las case, a 720x576 image could be shrinked to 700x560, and of

>course is has to be "pasted" over a 720x576 black layer.

>

>Any comments?

In AE, you can work with, and also *output* high-res.

video - though finding a recording medium that will retain

the image resolution is a problem... As for working within

standard DV, there is an advantage in starting with higher

than normal resolution, though resizing in odd proportions

can cause problems unless done in a good photo-editor and

not in the video editor. Motion of the still image, or

panning/zooming within it digitally is possible, but

results are not as good as shooting standard-definition

video of a moved photograph (and I also prefer standard

definition shooting of photos and slides to scanning and

importing digital stills - the results just plain look

better even when there is no motion...). If there were

a good high-def recording device available (HDTV

camcorder?), it would be tempting to shoot frame-by-frame

(animation...;-) with a good still digital camera and

edit in AE (if I could ever figure it out...;-) for some

material - but mebbe I will just wait for a good,

affordable HDTV camcorder...;-)