MSP 7 and Video Painting

[gigi10]

Hello,

In Video Painting program (7.3), when I open a PAL DV file 720*576 ratio 16:9,
I can't get the good aspect 16:9, only 4:3 (pictures are compressed, no possible to do anything with that)

Is there a mean to get the good dimensions, or to resize ?

[osaeris]

Hi there,

Try making a new project, Uncompressed AVI dimensions 1024 x 576. Then render out to an avi. When you import this avi into your 16:9 Video timeline the picture will be anamorphic and appear squashed but will output correctly.

Hope this helps

Steve

[gigi10]

hello,

[quote]Try making a new project, Uncompressed AVI dimensions 1024 x 576 ...[/quote].

= that's ok for a new project, but my problem is with an existing file (DV PAL 720*576 16:9) on which I want clone, paint ....

[osaeris]

I see your point. Would it be possible therefore to output your existing piece of video as uncompressed AVI (not type 1 or 2 but no compression) to 1024 x 576 (make sure [b]not [/b]to keep aspect ratio), then do your painting on the uncompressed video then place back in the 720x756 16:9 project, again make sure not to maintain aspect ratio.

I say uncompressed AVI only so there is no loss in quality, you might want to try outputting a high quality DivX file for instance and work on that for the sake of HD space. Only a few of the codecs (including Type-1 and 2 DV) force you to stick to 720x576.

Keep us informed how your get on.

Steve

[gigi10]

[quote]Would it be possible therefore to output your existing piece of video as uncompressed AVI (not type 1 or 2 but no compression) to 1024 x 576[/quote]

I've just tried that :
- convert DV Pal 720*576 16:9 to uncompressed file 1024*576
- imported into Videopaint : display with the good ratio
- painted geometric forms
- saved the file (.avp)and inserted it VideoEditor's timeline.
That Works ! geometric forms are in the good aspect !

Thank you very much.
Gigi10