What file size?

I want to export pics from iPhoto to do a slideshow in Final Cut Express. Does the file size matter regardless of where your show is being played, a T.V. or a 60' screen? My show will be played on a BIG screen and then DVD's made for T.V. What size should I export them as? Thanks.

'video' in FC/e has a max resolution of 1920x1280 HDef.
DVD is 720x480 pix, always SDef.
If you like to add 'Ken Burns'-effects to your stills ('camera movement'), resolution should be bigger for sure.
and, in case of a follow-up question: there's no such thing as DPI in video ...

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What file size is used for when uploading to MobileMe from Aperture?

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What file size and format show I ask someone to send me a movie in?

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Or would it be better for me to recieve it as a Mini DV and recappture it on my computer?
I want the movie in as high quality as possible. Is quick time, 720x486, uncompressed, good? I don't want to sound like I don't know what Im talking about

What file, format and size is it originally and what do you intend to do with it once you have extracted scenes?

What file size is an emailed photo?

I emailed photos from Europe recently and had a HUGE bill (travelers beware, get int'l calling plan w/AT&T first). Does anyone know at what size photos are sent? I'm assuming it would be the size they show up at in iPhoto, about 400k, which would be the equivalent of "large" files sent from iPhoto via Mail.
April

For some reason, the iPhone downsizes the photos to 640x480 when you send thru the iPhones email and they are only about 100k.
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(pricy) I know that may sound strange given having CS2,
Yep. Sure does. Plus:
So in comparing prices, be sure to include the costs of the third-party plug-in route, such as MAPublisher (and the associated headaches of mission-critical dependence upon third-party add-ons in general).
Since IL can take in pdfs and can add vector markup
Working with PDFs is pretty much universal these days, for practical purposes.
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But no matter. Your mind is already made up to use AI for this. If it were me, I'd be exploring all options.
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Robert:
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File size standard

Hello
I'm a novice user of the macromedia suite for graphics. I'm
looking for some standards around web graphics. What file size is
too big for the web and what it too small. Does anyone have any
good resources the would reccomend?
Thanks for answering my basic question.

merffe wrote:
> Hello
> I'm a novice user of the macromedia suite for graphics.
I'm looking for
> some standards around web graphics. What file size is
too big for the web and
> what it too small. Does anyone have any good resources
the would reccomend?
Around 60 KB for index pages, and half that for content
pages. Under
certain circumstances you can get away with more than
that--if you know
that all of your viewers are using high speed cable
connections, for
example. I don't think there's such a thing as too small.
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