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Before you import a still image into Premiere
Pro, prepare it as completely as possible to reduce rendering time.
It’s usually easier and faster to prepare a file in its original
application. Consider doing the following:
Make sure
that the file format is supported by the operating system you plan to
use.
Set the pixel dimensions to the resolution you will use in
Premiere Pro. If you plan to scale the image over time, set image
dimensions that provide enough detail at the largest size the image
has in the project.
For best results, create files with a frame size at least
as large as the frame size of the project so that you don’t have
to scale up the image in Premiere Pro. Scaling an image larger than
its original size can cause loss of sharpness. If you plan to scale
up an image, prepare it at a larger frame size than the project’s. For
example, if you plan to scale up an image 200%, prepare the image
at double the project frame size before you import it.
Crop the parts of the image that you don’t want to be visible
in Premiere Pro.
If you want to designate areas as transparent, create an
alpha channel or use the transparency tools in applications such
as Photoshop or Illustrator.
If final output will be shown on standard television screens,
avoid using thin horizontal lines (such as 1-pixel lines) for images
or text. These may flicker as a result of interlacing. If you must
use thin lines, add a slight blur so that the lines appear in both
video fields. See Interlaced video, noninterlaced video, and progressive scanning.
Save the file using the correct naming convention. For example,
if you plan to import the file into Premiere Pro in Windows, use
a three-character filename extension.
When you prepare still images in applications that support
color management, such as Photoshop, colors may appear more consistent between
the application and Premiere Pro if you prepare images in a video-friendly
color space, such as sRGB or NTSC RGB.
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