Resolution for graphics

Hi everyone,
I have some confusion as far as the proper resolution for graphics...
As far as I know, 4:3 is not 720x480 yet a 4:3 DV video is 720x480.. so I am confused.
My question is, if I were going to create a background in Photoshop for FCP.. What should my photoshop resolution be set to for a 4:3 project vs. a 16:9 project?
Thank you.
-patrick

4:3 is not 720x480 yet a 4:3 DV video is 720x480.. so I am confused.
Welcome to the world of rectangular pixels. To further complicate the matter, for historical reasons there is some "extra room" around the actual video frame. That is a mess that produces all kinds of errors when people try to calculate the aspect ratios!
NTSC rectangular pixel actual active picture size 710.85x486 corresponds 648x486 square pixels which is EXACTLY 4:3!! THAT is the 4:3 ratio we talk about!
If you want to make a pixel-for-pixel graphics then you should compose it from the ground-up with 720x480. Then there is no scaling involved. You can make Photoshop use the NTSC 4:3 DV aspect ratio 4320:4739 = ~0.912 so you see the correct aspect ratio while making the graphics.
Another option would be to use 1:1 square pixel aspect ratio and 656x480 (yes, that's right although 640x480 is often proposed) resolution. But then the required scaling to 720x480 would slightly distort the graphics when pixels are horizontally scaled from 656 to 720.
More info here:
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#aspectratios
And even more here:
http://www.iki.fi/znark/video/conversion/

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Last edited by DrKillPatient (2012-07-06 19:29:15)

brebs wrote:
Maybe these help:
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