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What specs should I use?

When creating content what specs should I use? What resolution? what size?

What else should I know about creating content so that it works most effeciently with the catalyst?

how long should loops be?

what is the optimum file size?

jpegs, mov, files etc...

any help would be appreciated

also does anybody have reccomendations for classes using adobe premier and after effect?
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  • This really depends on what side of the Atlantic you come from.
    DV NTSC @ 29.97 fps is best for NTSC land. For Europeans, DV PAL @ 25 fps is best. Bear in mind that DV only works at Standard definition resolutions (720 x 480 NTSC, 720 x 576 PAL), and has a fixed compression ratio of 5:1.

    If you are doing strange resolutions then Mjpeg-A 50% or Photo-Jpeg 50% are a much better bet.

    Catalyst does support a wide variety of image standards - Tif, gif, targa, bmp, jpeg, psd, tif, pic, pict etc. However, there is a performance vs quality issue with images. A large image file takes a long time to load off the hard drive, and this could be an issue for you.So keep the images as small as is praticable. Also you might get some playback problems when you load an image whilst playing back movies on other layers. Sometimes it's better to render your images as a movie - use the Photo-jpeg codec as this supports custom resolutions and has good colour. You're not using this to playback, BTW. You can use the In-Frame selection to select between different files.

    Hugh
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  • This really depends on what side of the Atlantic you come from.
    DV NTSC @ 29.97 fps is best for NTSC land. For Europeans, DV PAL @ 25 fps is best. Bear in mind that DV only works at Standard definition resolutions (720 x 480 NTSC, 720 x 576 PAL), and has a fixed compression ratio of 5:1.

    If you are doing strange resolutions then Mjpeg-A 50% or Photo-Jpeg 50% are a much better bet.

    Catalyst does support a wide variety of image standards - Tif, gif, targa, bmp, jpeg, psd, tif, pic, pict etc. However, there is a performance vs quality issue with images. A large image file takes a long time to load off the hard drive, and this could be an issue for you.So keep the images as small as is praticable. Also you might get some playback problems when you load an image whilst playing back movies on other layers. Sometimes it's better to render your images as a movie - use the Photo-jpeg codec as this supports custom resolutions and has good colour. You're not using this to playback, BTW. You can use the In-Frame selection to select between different files.

    Hugh
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