<p>Firstly it looks like your sequence is 720x480, i.e. standard definition DV NTSC. This is the default sequence for Premiere, and has been since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Since it's about 1/16th the resolution of your image, not to mention that the pixels are non-square it's no wonder that there will be some quality loss.</p>

<p>If you're finishing at 720p (i.e. 1024*720) you should set your sequence to match. You'll have to either start a new sequence using the HDV 720p setting and copy everything across to it… </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/znIhQ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/znIhQ.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>or cut everything from the timeline, change the sequence settings to match those in the picture below and paste everything back. </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9lJBE.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9lJBE.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>N.B make sure that as well as setting the right resolution you also choose <strong>square pixels</strong> for your pixel aspect ratio. To make your clips match the sequence size you can right-click them and choose <strong>Set to frame size</strong>. If there are a lot of similar clips you can do the first one, copy it, select the rest and choose <strong>edit>Paste Attributes</strong>.</p>

<p>Secondly, you're better off creating your image at the final resolution - you won't gain anything by working at a higher resolution than your final product. Working at the native resolution also gives you a good idea of how it's going to look. Photoshop has film and video presets, so choose the correct one when you're setting up your image file.</p>

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2017-04-26T12:52:28.683Z
Out of curiosity, how are you taking those nice clean screenshots with the dropshadow? °v°
MoritzLost
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2017-04-26T23:28:58.860Z
On a mac: `Shift`+`cmd`+`4` to bring up the screen grabber tool, then hover over the window and hit the `spacebar`, which selects the window then hit `return` to take the screenshot. On windows there's a good tool called Greenshot that does a similar thing.
stib
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2017-04-21T10:59:28.420Z
2017-04-21T10:59:28.420Z
stib
<p>I'm creating Audiobooks via Adobe Premiere Pro and to do so I've created an image via Adobe Photoshop (3200x1800) and applied that as the <strong>only</strong> still image in the Adobe Premiere workshop with the audio of the book playing along.
I've noticed that the quality of the video is very poor even if it is exported in 720p. How can I get the quality same as the original photo? Ps: I'm new to Adobe Premiere Pro.</p>

<p><em>This is the comparison between the original image and the quality of the frame from the exported video :</em></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/doMZh.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/doMZh.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><em>And my Export Settings are:</em></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VvttM.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VvttM.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Low quality video after exporting Still Image from Adobe Premiere Pro
Karan Singh Dhir
# Low quality video after exporting Still Image from Adobe Premiere Pro

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-18)

I'm creating Audiobooks via Adobe Premiere Pro and to do so I've created an image via Adobe Photoshop (3200x1800) and applied that as the **only** still image in the Adobe Premiere workshop with the audio of the book playing along.
I've noticed that the quality of the video is very poor even if it is exported in 720p. How can I get the quality same as the original photo? Ps: I'm new to Adobe Premiere Pro.

*This is the comparison between the original image and the quality of the frame from the exported video :*

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/doMZh.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/doMZh.jpg)

*And my Export Settings are:*

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VvttM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/VvttM.jpg)

**Tags:** premiere, adobe, pro


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-21. Score: 1

Firstly it looks like your sequence is 720x480, i.e. standard definition DV NTSC. This is the default sequence for Premiere, and has been since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Since it's about 1/16th the resolution of your image, not to mention that the pixels are non-square it's no wonder that there will be some quality loss.

If you're finishing at 720p (i.e. 1024\*720) you should set your sequence to match. You'll have to either start a new sequence using the HDV 720p setting and copy everything across to it…

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/znIhQ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/znIhQ.png)

or cut everything from the timeline, change the sequence settings to match those in the picture below and paste everything back.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9lJBE.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9lJBE.png)

N.B make sure that as well as setting the right resolution you also choose **square pixels** for your pixel aspect ratio. To make your clips match the sequence size you can right-click them and choose **Set to frame size**. If there are a lot of similar clips you can do the first one, copy it, select the rest and choose **edit>Paste Attributes**.

Secondly, you're better off creating your image at the final resolution - you won't gain anything by working at a higher resolution than your final product. Working at the native resolution also gives you a good idea of how it's going to look. Photoshop has film and video presets, so choose the correct one when you're setting up your image file.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Out of curiosity, how are you taking those nice clean screenshots with the dropshadow? °v°  
> **username_1**: On a mac: `Shift`+`cmd`+`4` to bring up the screen grabber tool, then hover over the window and hit the `spacebar`, which selects the window then hit `return` to take the screenshot. On windows there's a good tool called Greenshot that does a similar thing.  

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