Premiere: reduce video size & focus? at DVinfo.net

Tomeu Santandreu · August 18th, 2009, 02:43 AM

Hi everybody!

Im a photographer begining with video (5D mII).

When you reduce the size of a photo you have to focus it to see the details again. Happens the same with a video?

Im using Premiere, I record the videos in 1920 * 1080 pixels, edit them and export to an f4v file reducing the size to a half or less than the original. Do I need to apply a focusing mask in premiere to enhance the details? If that's the way, does Premiere reduces the size first and applies the focusing mask later? (like used to do in Photoshop when working with stills).

I have worked with some videos in photoshop reducing size and focusing later and the results are great! But this way is very difficult to edit a complete shortfilm.

Thanks.

Tomeu Santandreu

Battle Vaughan · August 19th, 2009, 09:55 AM

I think you are talking about adding sharpening to the image --- Premiere does have a set of sharpening filters much like those in Photoshop. I am not aware that this is a usual part of the workflow for video, however, I guess you try it and see...however, I have seen it suggested that a small amount of Gaussian blur is added on output to alleviate any artifacts caused by resampling...see the Adobe Media Encoder CS4 help file on page 34.../ Battle Vaughan

Tomeu Santandreu · August 20th, 2009, 12:06 AM

Hi Battle!

Yes, I want to add sharpenning to the video.

I will take a look.

I know I have to try, try and try.

I have just begun to walk in this world.

Thanks.

Tomeu.

August 18th, 2009, 02:43 AM	#1
Tomeu Santandreu Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 26	Premiere: reduce video size & focus? Hi everybody! Im a photographer begining with video (5D mII). When you reduce the size of a photo you have to focus it to see the details again. Happens the same with a video? Im using Premiere, I record the videos in 1920 * 1080 pixels, edit them and export to an f4v file reducing the size to a half or less than the original. Do I need to apply a focusing mask in premiere to enhance the details? If that's the way, does Premiere reduces the size first and applies the focusing mask later? (like used to do in Photoshop when working with stills). I have worked with some videos in photoshop reducing size and focusing later and the results are great! But this way is very difficult to edit a complete shortfilm. Thanks. Tomeu Santandreu

August 19th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#2
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	I think you are talking about adding sharpening to the image --- Premiere does have a set of sharpening filters much like those in Photoshop. I am not aware that this is a usual part of the workflow for video, however, I guess you try it and see...however, I have seen it suggested that a small amount of Gaussian blur is added on output to alleviate any artifacts caused by resampling...see the Adobe Media Encoder CS4 help file on page 34.../ Battle Vaughan

August 20th, 2009, 12:06 AM	#3
Tomeu Santandreu Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 26	Hi Battle! Yes, I want to add sharpenning to the video. I will take a look. I know I have to try, try and try. I have just begun to walk in this world. Thanks. Tomeu.