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gingerbreadmonkey
07-13-2006, 02:15 PM
I'm new to the world of High Def and was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction or give me a list of the resolutions for HD, i know there are different resolutions with different HD TV's/Screens but i have just been asked to do some CG and i just need to configure the camera to line up the shots. Do they use cut off areas for correction or do i just animate to fill the screen?
cheers
Colin
sheepfilms
07-13-2006, 06:24 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

Good starting article. IMHO high definition resolutions seem to be a bit of a minefield, I suppose the best advice I can give is to work at the maximum resolution so you can down-res stuff. That is, 1920x1080
gingerbreadmonkey
07-13-2006, 06:50 PM
Cheers Dave, i just checked out your website. I love the stuff! Godjob.
Colin
ice-boy
03-08-2007, 09:46 AM
i have a question.
i have a file that is .mkv (VLC media file). after effects doenst open this.
what should i do?
beenyweenies
03-11-2007, 08:08 AM
It would be easier to shoot for the highest res HD offers so you can down-res to any size needed, but the cost in terms of render times and hits to your workflow may make this a bit overkill. A 1920x1080 frame is SIX times more information than a standard definition frame, so think that over before going that route!

The best thing you could do is get more specs from the client/producer/whoever as to what the final use will be. If it's for HDTV viewing via broadcast, the standard size is usually 1280x720, progressive frames, 29.97fps.
1920x1080 is the highest resolution and is supported by HDDVD/BluRay if that's the intended output medium.
Inker123
03-14-2007, 01:25 AM
i have a question.
i have a file that is .mkv (VLC media file). after effects doenst open this.
what should i do?

Video files that are compressed are often very hit-or-miss with compositing/editing packages. A lot of videos on the web are encoded with somewhat obscure codecs that works great for viewing, but it wont be recognized by a compositing program. It's always, always, always best to work either in image sequences or uncompressed video.
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