projector resolution
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- dpunk
i want to project a quicktime movie onto a wall with a small projector (such as a proxima). what resolution should i render my final quicktime in? is 800x600 overkill for movies?
i'm also rendering part of the movie from Flash MX (export to quicktime), and so far have been getting crappy results with that. motion is a bit jagged. anyone have experience with this? any advice would be greatly appreciated!
- DigitalMe0
800 x 600 is freakin HUGE!
I doubt you'd be able to play it back or fit the file on your hard drive.
You're not going to get a projected computer file to look like high definition TV.
- DigitalMe0
could you give more detail about content, length etc.
- Meeklo0
320 by 240 is what I use
looks greathow many lumens is your projector?
- dpunk0
it's going to show a series of photographs with some use of animation in between and during the transitions of these photographs. so think of it as an installation and the whole projected image probably only needs to be 5ft by 4ft or something like that. and yes, the files are RIDICULOUSLY huge.. what would be a more appropriate resolution? thanks!
- dpunk0
the one we're thinking of picking up is the Canon PowerLite S1, which has 1200 lumens. What do you think? Do you have a recommendation for a projector? muchas gracias.
- DigitalMe0
I'd say what Meeklo said, 320 x 240.
Some codecs go beyond there initial dimensions better than others. If you're using Quicktime, of course you'd want to check out the Sorenson codecs. In my experience some of the MPG's formats scale well.
- DigitalMe0
You could make an SVCD out of your stuff. That's worked well for me before.