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Kalypso still store - aspect ratio?

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Steve Meyer
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I'm sure this concern has come up before, but when networking stills in or out of the Kalypso still store, the aspect ratio of the still is different in the switcher than it is in Photoshop.

If I create a circle in Photoshop, and network it to the Kalypso, the circle is now an oval, and is horizonally narrow. If I create a circle in the switcher, grab it as a still, network it out to my computer, and open it in Photoshop, the resulting oval is horizonally wide.

What causes this? Is it a pixel aspect ratio issue?

-Steve

Steve Meyer
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Hi John, OK, I've answered my own question. I'd forgotten that CCIR-601 specifies a pixel aspect ratio of .9:1. It's amazing what you can remember when you get off the road for a day and get a good night's sleep :D Now to create some macros in Photoshop to convert back and forth between .9:1 and 1:1 pixel aspect ratios...unless anyone knows of a good way in Photoshop 7 to work with non-square pixels. Edited to add: After more research, I discovered that Photoshop CS2 handles non-square pixels seamlessly. Time to upgrade... -Steve
John Henkel
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What size canvas are you using in Photoshop, Steve? That would likely be the culprit. I just checked my copy of Photoshop 7.0 and when creating a new file, it gives you the proper sizes for different video formats.