Hello Avid Forum,

I am confused about resolution for importing graphics and movie clips into AVID, and am trying to understand the process. ( I am supplying graphics to Video production, and am not a video editor )

In FIRST SCENARIO, I have been providing slide/clips from Movie Maker to be imported into Avid movie. These source graphics were first created in Photoshop (using Adobe Video preset NTSC DV / 720x480 non-square pixels), imported into Movie Maker (transitions added) then saved as NTSC 720x480 4:3 avi files.

We are creating a web-version of final movie, and the above inserted clips are displaying shorter than the native Avid portion. (We are getting extra black space at top and bottom of the added clips).

However, if I create the Photoshop graphics at 640x480 in standard square pixels > import to Movie Maker > save the clip as NTSC DV 720x480 avi format > import to Avid, the clips DO match the rest of the Avid movie. Or should I start with 720x540 graphic files?

I just do not understand what is going on. Technically the Avid defaults to resolution of 720x486, yet web output is proportional to 640x480 (?)

Meanwhile any graphics I set up for DVD menus which are brought into Adobe Encore, require that I create in Photoshop using the Video Preset (NTSC DV 720x480)

SECOND SCENARIO:

B-Roll video that was exported from Avid Liquid into Avid Pro ALSO appears mismatched in resolution to the rest of the Avid timeline (has the same extra black space at top & bottom as described in Scenario 1)

Can you please advise me?

Thank you,
Kathy