| Creating
a Border for the TV Overscan Area
Creating
a Border in PhotoSuite
for the TV Overscan Area In VideoWave
1.
Open PhotoSuite and create
a new canvas by clicking on File
> New > New
Canvas.
2.
In the Create a New Canvas
dialog box:
Select
pixels, set size to Custom Size,
and type in the dimensions: Width
720 and Height 540. Select
Landscape for the Orientation,
leave the color set to white, and click
OK.
3.
Click on Tools.
4.
Click on Predefined Shapes.
5.
Click on the Square shape.
6.
Click the Border Only button.
7.
Choose a color for the Border Color
and the same color for the Fill
color.
8.
Click the Add the Selected Shape
button.
9.
Drag the Thickness slider
to 50 to create a border that corresponds
to the 80% percent TV Safe Zone area.
| A
thicker border (80%) gives you a larger
Safe Zone area. If you only lose a
tiny bit on your TV due to overscan,
you might consider a thinner border
(lower Thickness level). The percentages
work out like this:
Set
the Thickness slider to:
37.5
for an 85% Safe Zone;
25.0 for a 90% Safe Zone;
12.5 for a 95% Safe Zone.
(The
Thickness setting doesn't need to
be exact, you will get + or –
a percentage point or two. You might
find an in-between number works better
for your TV.)
Once you determine which percentage
works for your TV, use that Thickness
each time. |
10.
Drag the border out to match the size of
the canvas.
Even though you have added a square border,
when you fit the border to cover the canvas,
it will result in a 4:3 border. If you are
creating for Widescreen, 16:9, set your
dimensions to the appropriate size, and
follow the same procedure.
11.
Add your image to the canvas: Click Photo
> Open/Create > Insert
Photos & Cutouts. (By opening
the image using the Insert Photos and Cutouts
command, PhotoSuite downsizes the image
to fit inside the canvas, so it will be
easier to work with than Open/Copy/Paste,
especially if it is a large-sized image.)
12.
Resize the image to fit the border by dragging
the corner handles. Remember not to use
the side handles or you will change the
proportion of your image.
13.
Select the border and click on the 'Fill
and Border' button. This results in a flood-filled
background
14.
Save the picture as a jpg for use in VideoWave.
Save it with a new file name, like "MyPicture_Bordered.jpg"
so that you do not overwrite your original
file.
| Once
you have determined the best Overscan
area for your TV, you can make a template
of this file and save it for future
use by following steps 1 through 10
and then saving as a PhotoSuite Project
file with a DMSP file extension. You
can reopen it anytime, and begin with
Step 11, change colors if necessary,
and save as a jpg. |
Once
the video has loaded, press the Play button
to begin.
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