Slideshow aspect ratio

I have jpeg images that I plan to downsize to 720x480 in Photoshop and add to an Encore slideshow. Should I also change the aspect ratio in Photoshop to 0.9?
Thanks

Thnkas, Joe. I did that but I wasn't happy with the quality. For example, a farily wide diagonal line (painted on the side of a plane) was jagged in Encore...

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    I would post that one on the PowerBook forum, but I suspect that you may have reached a limit of a 5 year old software that predates HD tv.
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    TD

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  • IPhoto slideshow has wrong aspect ratio for iMovie and/or FCP

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  • I burned a slideshow with iDVD, professional quality selected, 16:9 aspect ratio selected.  The quality of the finished product is much below that seen on my computer.  I have watched slideshows made by other imac users which look great.

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    That's more an iDVD problem and you should ask your question there: iDVD.
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  • IDVD stretches slideshow because of higher aspect ratio

    Hi,
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    is there a way to preserve the aspect ratio so my images wont stretch up?
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    sounds like an adjustment you may need to address on the TV or remote prior to playing the dvd.

  • 16:9 aspect ratio distorts in output

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  • How do I restore all images in a collection to original imported aspect ratio?

    Typically I select all images in a catalog, resize the first image to 640x480.  I then right click on the first image (all images are still selected) click on Develop Settings, Sync and choose to sync only the aspect ratio.  All images are then cropped to 640x480 like the first image, which I then export to a folder.
    I then need to restore all images to the original aspect ratio for building a slideshow to export to my website.  I've followed the same procedure i.e. selected all images, click on the first image, change aspect to original, right click on first image and sync aspect ratio for all images.
    The problem is that the rest of the images do not return to their original aspect ratio but revert to 4x6 aspect ratio instead of the original size when imported.  I've changed the lock to unlocked and tried both but still no result.  Now I have to select each image individually, open the crop dialog and choose custom to get it back to the imported aspect ratio.
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    Rotating an image is adjusting its crop rotation and crop size.  You originally said you wanted things back to import state which presumably was full resolution w/o any adjustments to ratio, size, or rotation.  If you are wanting to do things in the middle of your other processing I'm less sure what to tell you.
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    Are you having an issue because you want to fiddle with the crop in the middle of other processing every time, or is this a special case because you've moved on in your processing after asking your question some time ago? 
    If you routinely need to do this, an easier way might be to export the images at the 3:2 crop, then reimport those JPGs, change the crop on those JPGs, only, then re-export them a second time, and be done with them.  This sounds like you're making proofs?
    If you are making proof-sized images at a different ratio?  Why not just export the 3:2 images at a smallish size, perhaps with a watermark and not have to worry about making them 4:3 ratio?
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  • What is the difference between Aspect Ratios?

    Hello. I couldn't find any specific documentation regarding this.
    I am working on an iPhoto 09 slideshow project using the scrapbook theme. I am planning to export the slideshow as a movie (it looks like the default export is mpeg 4 but I could also export as a quicktime .mov) and then move to iDVD to burn on a DVD. Ultimately, I need to show it on a projector using a DVD player. I'm not sure what the projector's resolution is but I assume 16:9 will be the best aspect ratio for the highest quality.
    In the slideshow settings, there are 4 different aspect ratios:
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    Terence Devlin wrote:
    Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width to the height of the image - in other words it's about shape. So both the 'This Screen' and the 'HDTV' settings will be the same Aspect Ratio.
    The Aspect Ratio has no bearing on the quality, only the shape of the final images.
    TD is absolutely correct here. The aspect ratio is only the shape of the image, not the quality. Basically, you need to decide if you are designing the show for viewing on a HD tv (16:9 or widescreen) or a SD tv (4:3 or squarish). A couple of years ago this choice was easy since most tv's out there were still 4:3, but today, the opposite is true. The popular choice now would be 16:9.
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    Your slideshow will be heavily compressed to fit the DVD spec of 640 x 480
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    I think we're getting "compression" and "resolution" confused here a bit, or at the very least, we're using the wrong terminology.
    For everyone's benefit, let me try to explain...
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    (If you try to view a 640x480 slide show in full screen mode on your computer monitor which is running at 1280x1024, the image will look horrible.)
    Trying to view a higher rez image (ie: 3200x2400) on a lower resolution (ie 640x480 or SD tv) screen will reap NO benefit in quality. Remember that a SD TV will only show 640x480 (or 720x480) and no higher, so there is no benefit in trying to cram more pixels into an image than the screen can actually show.
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    Depending on how you're going to process (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD), the program will reduce the resolution of the original image to the resolution of you output. In other words, don't worry about doing any kind of resolution change prior to creating the dvd, as the program you choose to use will simply lower the resolution (this is not compression) to fit the output you choose.
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  • IDVD is producing DVDs which chop the edges off my video.  I have tried changing the aspect ratio between 4:3 and 16:9 but it hasn't helped.  My TV is definitely on the correct settings.  How can I solve this?

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  • Correct Aspect Ratio for 4:3 and 16:9 SD output

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