Photo size for IMovie 6

I'm still using IM6, I hope there's still folks out there who care about older apps! When importing photos, is there an optimum size for IM? Sometimes it seems like my images are too large, especially the panorama shots, and IM can't display the whole image. Thanks!

Hi Chris,
I'm not saying this is the "only" way but I've gotten used to batch converting folders with images I intend for iMovie slide shows so that they will "fit" the view screen.
Many experienced users will say that it's "better" to just crop your images or at least limit any applied text to areas near the center of the image so they still appear when displayed in slide show mode.
My solution is to use GraphicConverter, which provides two similar methods to batch convert from larger to smaller sizes. From trial and error: I've learned there's indeed a "range" of sizes which will display properly. 640 x 480 @ 72 ppi gives "okay" results in slide shows, I'd recommend 720 x 540 @ 72 ppi as a minimum.
From the GraphicConverter user group, here's the method as given by Jeff Lomicka :
- Drag the folder containing the images to the GC icon, it will open in
the image browser.
- From the "Batch:" button menu, pick "Define batch..."
- Pick "scale" from the list on the left
- Pick "size in pixel" and set the width field to the width of your
screen for the slide show (1024 is typical)
- Pick "resolution" from the list on the left
- Set both numbers to 72
- Click Save... and name it "resize for slide show", or whatever you
want to call it
- "Ok"
- Pick this new batch from the "Batch" button menu
- Set the format to JPEG/JFIF if it isn't already.
- Press "Options" if you want to adjust or check the JPEG parameters
- Do a "Edit"/"Select All" (Apple-A)
- Press "Go"
- A new folder will be created with all the images resized to 1024
pixels wide at 72 DPI.
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You should definitely SAVE your original full-size images for use in iPhoto and prints, etc.
And of course, you will probably want to delete those under-size versions from your iPhoto Library after you're finished.

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[email protected] wrote:
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Terence,
Shack; thanks a million! I knew it was something caveman-simple I was missing.
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