Resize Image for use in Video Studio

[Ken Veal]

I am getting the top of some photos taken with a still camera chopped off
when exported to video studio 11+ when displayed in a PAL DVD.How do I resize these images in Paint Shop Pro X and what values should I use? ............................Ken

[skier-hughes]

Size should be 768x576.
You'd need to crop the image.

Bear in mind though, that when seen on a normal tv you will lose approx 10% of the outside of the picture due to overscan.

[Ken Veal]

thanks for that, can you advise me how I resize the image in Paint Shop
Pro X ?

[allicorn]

You can try using the Crop Tool from the main toolbar. It looks kinda like two interlocking "L" shapes with a diagonal line through them.

Choose that then in the Tool Options Palette make sure there's a check in "maintain aspect ratio", no check in "specify print size", select "pixels" on the "units" drop-down and enter "768" and "576" in the "width" and "height" boxes respectively.

You'll see most of your image kinda darken and a bright rectangle appear. The rectangle shows what area will be left when you confirm the crop. You can drag the corners of the rectangle to resize the or drag the middle of the rectangle to move it around.

If you drag the corners, changing the size, the "width" and "height" numbers will change of course, but thats okay. The important thing is that the overall shape of the rectangle is correct, we'll worry about the size afterward.

Once you've got the rectangle exactly where you want it, just click the green-circle-with-a-white-check icon on the Tool Options Palette. Your image get cut down to the right shape.

Lastly, from the menu go to Image -> Resize Image....

Put a check in "Advanced Settings" and another in "Resample Using..." if either of those don't have one already. Make sure "Smart Size" is selected in the "Resample Using" dropdown box.

Enter "768" and "576" into the "width" and "height" boxes under the middle section of the dialog which is labelled "pixel dimensions". Don't worry about the numbers under "print dimensions" - shouldn't be important for what you after.

Click OK and you're done. The image is exactly 768 by 576.

Alli

[Ken Veal]

Great!
Could not have asked for a better reply-------------will give it a go asap...................................Ken