proper screen resolution

jose1984alberto · Post by **jose1984alberto** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:47 am

hello, i need some guidense, i'm making a really short animation and i want to know the proper resolution for theatre proyection, you know? big screen!!

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:25 pm

Video resolutions are PAL, NTSC, HD. See the options in the project settings in AS.

If you go for cinema, you'll need to transfer your images to 35mm film. HDTV 1080p can do this, it is nearly 2K resolution: 1920 x 1080px.

Rhoel · Post by **Rhoel** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:15 pm

It depends on how big is big screen. Digital cinema uses 4k and 2k as its standards, so 4096 and 2048 pixels wide. For ASP, 2k is really the limit as fills tend to band/step at 4K resolutions.

CinemaScope is now rated at 2.39:1 (used to be 2.35:1) so flat its 2048 * 858. Personally, its a format I love but realistically its beyond what most individuals can make finished projects with. CS is 24fps no interlace (ie progressive render).

As SlowTiger says, HDTV 16:9 is what most people use, usually 1080p24, 1080p25 or 1080p30. This format is native to BluRay discs and broadcast TV (broadcasters use 1080i50 and 1080i60 but they convert cleanly with field doubling), so the format is safe. 1080p24 is good as it converts cleanly to 1080i60 with 3:2 pull down.

If you are making anything which is likely to end up being projected via a cinema digital projector or broadcast on TV, talk to your local post production house early as they can advise on delivery formats - they can save you an expensive mistake: Colour palettes and contrast are very important.

Alternatively, check out someone like Cinesite for digital format guidelines.

Rhoel

jose1984alberto · Post by **jose1984alberto** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:54 am

thanks guys! some more explenation is always welcome, but im good for now...