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JeremyS · Oct 8, 2003, 01:43 PM

Hi I am going to make a DVD and it going to contain a lot of photos that I am going to scan into my mac, I am wondering at what dpi should I scan them at to make them look the best for viewing on a TV. Thanks!

vmpaul · Oct 8, 2003, 02:47 PM

You mean for a slideshow?

JeremyS · Oct 8, 2003, 03:02 PM

for slideshows, menus, everything.

JeremyS · Oct 9, 2003, 01:51 AM

anyone?

dlefebvre · Oct 9, 2003, 02:06 AM

No matter what, the final resolution of DVD is 720 pixels by 480 pixels.

vmpaul · Oct 9, 2003, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by dlefebvre:
No matter what, the final resolution of DVD is 720 pixels by 480 pixels.

I've read for slideshows the size should be 640 x 480. I'm not sure what dpi that translates to.

scottiB · Oct 9, 2003, 03:05 PM

72 dpi

nate_02 · Oct 9, 2003, 06:21 PM

TV is 72dpi

I would scan at least 200dpi to have enough in case you need to blow up the picture.

Super Glitcher · Oct 9, 2003, 08:20 PM

Too bad you can't see all 720. We only get to see 560 pixels of width on a standard television.

Make sure you create with an invisible 80px border, otherwise you'll get cut and have to recreate all your images

Too bad we don't run PAL here in the states, we'd get a full 768.

p.s. it's always good practice to never scan less than 244/300dpi.

vmpaul · Oct 9, 2003, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by Super Glitcher:

Make sure you create with an invisible 80px border, otherwise you'll get cut and have to recreate all your images

p.s. it's always good practice to never scan less than 244/300dpi.

What do you mean by 80px border? I'm going to be scanning and making a slideshow myself this month (1st time). I want to make sure I do it right the first time.

Plus, I was going to make sure I scan at 300dpi. Just in case I might want to use these in some other way later on. That's good advice.

buddhabelly · Oct 10, 2003, 03:48 AM

Originally posted by vmpaul:
What do you mean by 80px border? I'm going to be scanning and making a slideshow myself this month (1st time). I want to make sure I do it right the first time.

Plus, I was going to make sure I scan at 300dpi. Just in case I might want to use these in some other way later on. That's good advice.

If you use iDVD, Final Cut, or DVD Studio Pro 2 turn on the title safe borders. It's a pretty good guideline for how much of your image will be shown on the TV.

Super Glitcher · Oct 10, 2003, 10:41 AM

A fat chunk will get cut off the sides of your dvd when you are watching it on tv. It's like framing a picture. You only get to see 560 pixels of your 720 pixel image.