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If you are not going to that intermediate step in iMovie HD I would justĮxport from FM in the default 'DVD' option. That will be slightly better resolution than QT AFTER you have exported it as a MPEG fileįrom iMovie HD. Intending to export the slideshow into iMovie HD to add chapters I would suggest tryingĪn custom export using the 'Apple intermediate codec' under the QT custom settings.

Rendering on export, IOW, don't fiddle with the settings because we've already fiddled withĮvery setting and come up with the best options for maximum quality.

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Usually I would suggest when using FotoMagico to let the software default to the Look really poor because of the high resolution monitor characteristics playing a Playing a DVD on your computer screen will Good as you see inside FM on your computer.

#FOTOMAGICO TROUBLESHOOTING TV#

The video played on a DVD to TV will never look as WeĬan't get around that issue but if you start with the highest quality image files you will The problem with DVD playback is that in order to render the video onto a DVD for play onĪ TV the DVD burning software (iDVD, Toast) compresses the QT video file from a. Just post process for color and exposureĪnd save your image files in their resident size and use that in FotoMagico. Pixelation because of the resident resolution. The file size you mentioned (1000 x 667 72dpi) is causing the You should NOT convert the image files to any other size or resolution before importing Upon export, based on the playback option that you selectedįM renders those image files at the highest quality capable of being used in that Software it does not lower the resolution of the files.

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I have been using and endorsing FotoMagico forįotoMagico has the capability of handling full resolution image files.

Let me see if I can help with this issue. Most all of your questions can be answered there.

#FOTOMAGICO TROUBLESHOOTING MOVIE#

You can also give clients with Macs a movie file with an embedded Fotomagico player that looks great when played on a Mac.Īgain, Fotomagico has a very good help menu and I suggest that you read through it thoroughly. I find that the slideshows from Fotomagico that look the best are the HD720 Quicktime movies viewed on a computer (caution - these take a long time to render). It has nothing to do with the software used to make the DVD. A TV screen will never display your still images to their full resolution because it simply can't. Regarding why the DVD on TV looks pixelated: that's just how it is. However, as the software suggests, you should always create your DVD to match your intended media target (the Help menu is VERY good in describing all of this). A 4:3 format DVD should show with a Pillarbox appearance rather than stretching, so I'm not sure what's happening there. When you start a new slideshow, Fotomagico allows you to set the format to 4:3 or 16:9 widescreen. IDVD, that I need to enable, to prevent the movie from being stretched? Are there settings in either Fotomagico, or Secondly, I load my quicktime movie into iDVD to export to DVD format.Įverything works fine, except, when I play back the DVD on my wide-screen TV, Wondering what settings you guys use when you export your slideshows for DVD?Īlso, how big (in pixels) are the jpg files you load into Fotomagico? Mine are Quicktime movie looks beautiful, nice and sharp without any pixelation. Photo-JPEG compressor, 25 frames per second, quality 'BEST'.the resulting If I export the slideshow as a quicktime movie, 768x576, When I export a slideshow using the DVD preset, the resulting quicktime movie is Prevent pixelated images, and also to prevent the slideshow from being stretchedįirstly, I put all my slideshows together with Fotomagico set to a 4:3 stage size. I really need help with the settings and method for exporting my slideshow to As there aren't many Fotomagico users around, I posted this question on another

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