Encore CS5 - Slide Show Error

Question

When I try to import my Canon 21 MB still .JPG images into Encore's CS5 slide show application I get the following message below.  On the other hand, if I use Camera Raw or Photoshop to convert the image sizes to 1920 x 1080 which reduces the overall size of the image before I import, I get no such message.  Is there a size limitation with Encore to what can be imported?  I can import these same 21 MB still images into Premier Pro CS5 without any problems either.  
Richard

Answer 1

It is always best to Scale your still images in a program like PS, rather than feed the full-sized images into either an NLE, or an authoring app., like Encore. This saves the NLE/authoring app. from having to process those wasted pixels, and actually will improve the overall quality, as the Scaling algorithms in PS are much more efficient, and even offer additional control, like Bicubic Sharper, and Bicubic Smoother. Depending on the exact image, I might chose one of those for some, and the other for the rest.
So it's a win-win - better quality and greatly reduced overhead on the program and on the system.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - almost all of my images come from Nikon Camera RAW (NEF's), and are all processed in PS. I do a Save_As to PSD, when I have Scaled. I keep JPEG out of the mix, unless a client supplies only those. Even when starting with JPEG's, I will do the Save_As to PSD, so no more JPEG compression. This ARTICLE will give you some tips on automating the Scaling. Also, remember that Video is 8-bit and should be RGB, so check those Image Modes.