Set a background using a still image (TIFF)?

Hi, I am trying to use a still image as a background behind the text for visual placement and text effect evaluation. I have seen how to place a video, etc but can't seem to get a still in there. I can create a video from a still but trying to save steps and improve workflow. Thanks.

Can I assume your are attempting to use this image inn FCE HD?
Why not simply place your background image on a track underneath the track with your livetype text in FCE. This way you can adjust the duration of your background image to be anything you like. hope this helps.
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Most discussions I see only refer to the pixel size reference for HD image sizes, but nothing addressing the pixel aspect ratio setting for the image. Are these settings ignored in PS and handled in FCE only? Or does it make better quality images to get this "right" in PS when creating the still image?
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I'm not quite sure I understand your question. In an ideal world, the graphic material you build in PS should match the sequence settings you intend to edit them into - so, if for no other reason, it reduces the amount of reformatting FCE has to do when rendering them.
But frequently you want to build graphics larger than the frame size of the sequence so that you can re-size and reposition the graphic within FCE without losing quality.
The apparent pixel aspect ratio of your graphic can be controlled with FCE by editing the graphic to the timeline, double clicking on the clip in the timeline, and when that timeline clip opens in the viewer, click on the motion tab and adjust the Aspect Ratio Paddle (this is the correction for a 1920 x1080 square pixel clip being placed into an HDV 1440 x 1080 timeline):
In Photoshop, you can change the way your work is displayed by going to the menu View > Pixel Aspect Ratio:
Does any of this help?
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Background as a still image

Ok I have performed my matte key, and dialed in my levels, the only thing I am having a problem with now is how to make a still image replace the "black" from my matte key?
nevermind...???

Well, sheesh, did you try putting the still on a layer under your keyed layer? Didn't that work?

FAQ: How do I use a still image as a reference in Adobe SpeedGrade CC?

Save stills of shots in your project and use them as reference images for color grading work. Robbie Carman also shows you how to import images from apps such as Photoshop into the Snapshot Browser to guide your color grading.

As stated, the problem was that I could not find Custom Image anywhere. I finally figured out that along with the drop down menu for the Bullets there is also a triangle before the word Bullet 7 Lists. THAT is where one finds the Custom Image choices

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For a time-lapse video that I shot I want the play speed to be several frames per second.
for example: I made 400 foto's and now I want to play them all in 40 seconds (10fps)
What I tried was the following:
load all the seperate images in order in Premiere Pro
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Now here is the part where I get stuck.
If I lower the duration per picture to as low as 1 second everything works perfectly fine, but if I try to set the seconds area to "0" and the column next to it to some value [e.g. 00:00:00:20] my video gets messed up.
The images indeed only last for a period shorter than a second, but I get a lot of "empty video" between the images.
For some reason the ripple edit does not seems to work anymore going into sub-second durations, since it does not automatically paste all the seperate images together anymore.
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Also, what format is the column after the seconds? is this miliseconds? does it go from 0-99?

Great news. For Time-Lapse, I probably go with 3 - 5 Frames for my Stills Duration most often, but it depends on the look and feel that I am trying to obtain, and also the interval that the shooting took place. Sometimes I end up with less, but sometimes more - it just depends on the look. I usually do a test Project, and Import a few Images at 3 Frames, then play that many times, to see if I like it. If not, then off I go to 4 Frames, etc.. You were going in the other direction, as you already had a good feel for the pacing of your piece - you just needed to do the math to get there.
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I’ve just completed a project in Adobe Premiere Elements 9 in which I’ve personalized the menu background with a still image (trying two different disc menu templates - sport swimming and one under memories - can't remember the name of that one). With both these templates the still image shows up perfectly on my computer screen while I'm in the project but when I burn the project to DVD the still image doesn't appear on playback of the DVD. I have done other projects in PE9 with no problems with still images in existing disc menu templates - travel ship template and the template that comes as standard with PE9 before adding additional templates). I would prefer not to use either of these templates for my current project.
I see previous treads have commented on changing the size of the image...this doesn't seem to make a difference for me and the other suggestion is to somehow change the name of the file for the templates to get around this problem but i'm not understanding this. I still don't understand why some templates work and others don't. Does anyone have a simple to understand solution to this?
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I am trying to make a video for my girlfriends artwork so am using purely still images and text but for the life of me, i cannot get the pics to show at their correct resolution at all in pp. Even the text i did in photoshop looks suspect. They all seem to be very pixelated, even when i export to movie. The images are all 300 ppi and professionally taken but when in pp, they look like they've been taken on a cheap mobile phone.... not helpful at all.
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1st, read Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-Too Large May = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/879967
-And another crash report http://forums.adobe.com/thread/973935
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I have about seventy-five shots with a still image background and an animated object above it (on video track 2). The alpha type is set correctly (black), but for some reason the background has color banding on any spot where the V2 alpha layer exists. It's critical that we correct this distortion, so if anyone has any ideas they'd be much appreciated!
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Thanks for the help. I will try rendering it in 10-bit.
About rendering it in Motion. . . well, that actually does not create the banding, but due to what some experts suspect is deep-seated problem with our OS X or Final Cut Studio installation, it does other things with the image which are unacceptable for our output.
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Still Images degrade when exporting

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Welcome to the forum.
Personally, I'd do this in Photoshop and create an Action to Batch process the removal of the "frame."
Now, in PrPro, you can apply the Crop Effect to the still image with the "frame." If they are all the same, then once applied to the first, Rt-click, choose Copy. Now, Select all others, Rt-click on them and choose Paste Attributes.
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Good luck,
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I might be incorrect in this, but think that there is a Ps Script, that will do what you want.
I would ask in the Photoshop Forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop
and also in the Photoshop Scripting Forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting?view=discussions
If my memory is not totally hosed, one of those should yield the Script (if it exists, as I claim to remember) for that task.
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