Image aspect ratio

fatbloke · Post by **fatbloke** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:55 am

I have created lots of video at 4:3 PAL successfully using MSP8. Just decided to video in 16:9 and video is fine. When I introduce still graphics at 720 x 576 - the images are stretched. I can work around by increasing the canvas to 1024 x 576 but is there an easier way to preserve the aspect ratio? Despite looking through the manual etc I'm stumped. I must be over looking the obvious.

Thanks

skier-hughes · Post by **skier-hughes** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:57 pm

I think streching the canvas is the way to go.
If you have lots of pictures to do, use a photo editing app which has a batch facility and get it to do all them in one go.

fatbloke · Post by **fatbloke** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:08 pm

I know I can batch process all the images and everything works fine when rendered. I just wondered if there was a setting in MSP8 that auto-compensates for the switch from 4:3 to 16:9 PAL. Thanks for the reply.

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:11 am

Did you try changing the setting in Preferences, on the General tab, there are 3 options for Default Stretch Mode, Stretch, Keep Aspect Ratio, and Keep Aspect Ratio (no letterbox).

fatbloke · Post by **fatbloke** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:26 am

Yep, I knew about this setting. I have the default background set to white so when I import an image (say a logo on a white background) with the preference to retain the aspect ratio, everything looks great at 16:9 however, any photos (720 x 576) have white margins - which I would expect. If I change all photos and images to 1024 x 576, it all looks great at 16:9. I just wondered if this was a legitimate way to handle images at this spect ratio. Haven't tested to see what happens if once rendered at 16:9 and then played back at 4:3! I suspect image margins will be cropped appropriately or will the image be squashed to fit? Guess I'll have to experiment.