Frame Size ?

Niwa · Post by **Niwa** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:21 am

What frame size do you usually use when doing an AMV ? it was maybe a stupid question but i really have to know if i have the right size.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:53 am

720X480 only because thats default for my program..

I dont think that there is a "right size" there are some formats that are cleaner than others, and some sizes that are nicer than others i suppose, and ovbiously a 360x240 frame size wont look as nice as 720x480 when blown up to full screen on a computer that has its monitor resoulutions set really high, but it can save on space....

the only time I would worry too much about it is if youre doing a multi-editorer project that has a specific framesize set for the project... or if youre trying to compensate for quality... but thats just my opinion o.0

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:37 am

JaddziaDax wrote:720X480 only because thats default for my program..

I hope you don't mean the final AMV, 'cause it either squishes or stretches the pictures.

For editing I'd go with the original size of your footage - if DVD 720x480 for NTSC, 720x576 for PAL. For the final AMV, make sure it has the right apsect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) and width and height are multiples of 16. You may read this:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... atios.html
and this:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/ ... atios.html
Though there is a little mistake in it: at one point it say for PAL 788x576, but correct is 768x576.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:51 am

Keeper of Hellfire wrote:
JaddziaDax wrote:720X480 only because thats default for my program..
I hope you don't mean the final AMV, 'cause it either squishes or stretches the pictures.

thats usually the same size that the DVD rips to as well o.0 and yea... I've had to compensate a couple times on some videos "streatching" on me, but its not that bad o.0

jubjub2 · Post by **jubjub2** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:30 am

I usually edit in 720x480, but resize to 640x480 for uploading.

jubjub2 · Post by **jubjub2** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:34 am

jubjub2 wrote:I usually edit in 720x480, but resize to 640x480 for uploading. Unless I want to keep the aspect ratio without letterboxing.

fixed.

Niwa · Post by **Niwa** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:08 am

ok thanks

HorrorPhD · Post by **HorrorPhD** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:36 am

My final versions are almost always 720x480 if I'm sending the vid off to a con, but most of the vids I have here on the org got compressed down to 480x480 for file size. With the 720x480, I've never had a problem with stretching, but the file size usually tends to be too large to upload as a MPEG-2. I should note that this is probably attributed to my not fully understanding what my programs are capable of in terms of recompression, and that I'm using the default.

Now I have done some tinkering with compressing the 720x480 vids into avi files for upload, but in doing so, the music/video didn't synch up in the final product just right...the timing was just a hair off, but I can still tell, and it drives me nuts when I watch it.

Just one more thing I have to improve on in the new year LOL.

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:42 am

HorrorPhD wrote:My final versions are almost always 720x480 if I'm sending the vid off to a con, but most of the vids I have here on the org got compressed down to 480x480 for file size.

That's a strange resolution.

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:53 am

Janzki wrote:
HorrorPhD wrote:My final versions are almost always 720x480 if I'm sending the vid off to a con, but most of the vids I have here on the org got compressed down to 480x480 for file size.
That's a strange resolution.

I'm assuming it's SVCD. The specs for that require 480x480 with a 4:3 aspect flag so it displays correctly.

I usually work in 720x480, but my distribution copies have been at various resolutions. 480x360, 480x320, 512x336...I actually like 3:2 ratio because I get so accustomed to it while editing (and because I do most of my encodes for devices instead of Internet distribution) and don't care what anyone else thinks about it (and in a couple of cases have purposely distorted 4:3 footage by stretching it to 16:9), but as a precaution my newest videos (the MKVs) have the proper aspect flags, so it'll display at the Org-sanctified ratio in VLC or mplayer. Considering I've switched to AVC, I can also feel comfortable encoding at 720x480 instead of dropping the resolution to increase compressability.