Still images blurry

I'm trying to use still images in FCP5. But when I export the video with the stills in place, they become blurry.
It's a widescreen project and I've created images that are 853x480.
What should I do?

Choose Quicktime conversion...
This is the likely cause. QuickTime Conversion always recompresses your file, even if you use the same codec as your Timeline.
Do this instead: File > Export > QuickTime Movie > Current Settings.
Whether Self Contained or Reference is up to you.

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still images blurry in slideshow
What resolution and if I need to do anythig with digitalstill images files?

Use an image editing program like Photoshop to resize the images to the correct resolution
and pixel aspect ratio (PAR) of your DVD before importing them into PPro. PPro does not resize images very well.
You will also find links to many
free tutorials in the PremiereProPedia that will quickly show you how things are done in Premiere Pro.
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I am creating a slideshow video using images with up to 18mp. The images look wonderful clear and sharp until I try and add video effects to the slide, like zooming in or panning.
I am a user of both CS5.5 at work and newly acquired CS6 for home. I like what I have been able to do, however this makes me very frustrated when everything looks good except for the images with effects. Should I be applying effects differently? or what?
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G

>Didn't mean to start an argument
= Little Devil with a Grin !!!
Stick around for awhile... there is OFTEN a good deal of "healthy discussion" (ie-disagreement) that goes on here
That discussion brings out a LOT of different experiences (you say X doesn't work... but it works just fine for "me") that sometimes, maybe even often, leads to increased and/or new knowledge for everyone
Other times, you just need to realize that what works for "me" may, or may not, work for "you" exactly the same way based on your work flow
Read what everyone offers, try what you can... and make LOTS of notes so, over time, you will develop work practices that work best for you
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Many people export out of PPro as MPEG2-DVD to then use Encore to author a DVD
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HI, I am running Final Cut 7. When I drop still images into onto the Timeline, when I click on that image to appear in the Canvas they are blurry. However, when I put on the Alpha+RGB they are as sharp as they normally are - except they are red. How do I change this so they are sharp in the RGB channel?
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Thanks. Like I said, I have downsized this still image to 720 x 576 at 72 ppi and it goes to crap.
I just changed the setting to HD 1280 x 720. Import the 720 x 576 at 72 ppi ... looks good but needs to be rendered .. render and it goes to crap. Everything that is imported needs to be rendered - then it all goes to crap. OR video looks good as a still frame and when rendered it goes to crap as it isn't HD but I thought it would be the quality of what it normally is just in an HD environment.
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Still Images Are Blurry

Hi All,
I will start with saying that, I saw quit a lot of discussions on the net with the same issue. However couldnt find the solution for it.
The Issue:
I am trying to create a stop-motion video using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
I am importing a bunch of still photos into my project.
When I drag&drop any image into the sequence it looks very blurry relatively to the original photo.
The same result after rendering and exporting the sequence.
Additional settings:
I also set to automatically fit the photo(s) to the sequence settings (Default scale to frame size).
Raw Meterial:
4288X2848 JPG.
I tried to resize the photos before importing but I get the same results
The target sequence:
720X576
60 FPS
I tried other sequence setting with no much luck.
My questions:
What am I doing wrong?
Why I see the video/images blurry?
Thanks for your time and effort.
Sample of "What I See".
Pay attention that the right side is blurry, that is the video preview pane. On the left is the original photo preview.

Steven L. Gotz wrote:
First of all, I stopped watching the video when it says a second has 60 milliseconds. That is not true. And it is not relevant.
I can't tell if you live in Israel or were vacationing there. They do use PAL there, but I think you should probably forget about using PAL.
Here is my suggestion. Use your 4288X2848 image to create your sequence. Limit yourself to 24 frames per second and you will have a lot less work to do.
I think you are being tricked into seeing something the wrong way. When I open one of my images in the Source Monitor, it is usually set to "Fit". Change it to 100%.
When I have one of my images in the Program monitor, it is usually set to "Fit". Change it to 100%. Try this out. Pick a picture with something nice and sharp in the exact center of the image. Compare both monitors.
Here is a shot of my screen doing that. There is a file size limit here on the forums so you are only seeing a small part of both monitors. I don't see any blurring. Do you?
Edit: You are probably going to have to cut the frame size down to export it - for now. Just cut each number in half after upping the quality and setting the frames per second back to 24.. One of these days you may end up going back and exporting again - when Premiere Pro catches up and lets you export H.264 at that size.
Hi,
Well...
I wrote in my previous post that I tried creating a sequence from my photo and I got the same blurry results.
I used PAL because that is the tutorial I found.
Would appreciate if any can say what are the settings I need in order to create a "slide show" movie.
I don't mind resizing the images, 4288 x 2848 is too large anyhow, it is just the default output from my camera.
I don't think I am "tricked" into seeing something that is not true. As I wrote, I get the same results after exporting the sequence and creating the clip video.
Another anoing point is that I already did something similar in the past and it worked perfectly. not sure what is going wrong now =[
Thanks for your time and efforts.

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having trouble importing a clear still image into projects. Im working in DV PAL format Frame size 720 x 576 (1.067) The problem is my stills are in JPEG 3072 x 2304 and 250 dpi so when i convert them to fit project frame size they become blury!! One thing i have noticed is when image is in preview window and i left click on it , it becomes clear ? Any ideas how i can achieve a clear pic in my movies? Thanks

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-Premiere Elements FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1042180
>make a video out of a collection of still images
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Pictures that are "overly" large may cause video editing problems
Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-HiRes Pictures to DVD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1187937?tstart=0
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