Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 1216)

1216 Appendix B Video and File Formats
Creating Graphics for HD Projects
Creating graphics and still images for high definition video projects is the same process
as for standard definition video. To determine the image dimensions for your sequence,
follow the guidelines below.
Unlike standard definition video formats, which use rectangular pixels, high definition
video formats use square pixels. You don’t have to worry about adjusting high
definition image dimensions before importing your graphics into Motion.
720 x 486 Standard definition, 4:3, nonsquare pixel for NTSC
720 x 480 Standard definition DV, 4:3, nonsquare pixel for NTSC
720 x 576 Standard definition, 4:3, nonsquare pixel for PAL
640 x 480 Multimedia, 4:3, square pixel
480 x 360 Multimedia, 4:3, square pixel
320 x 240 Multimedia, 4:3, square pixel
240 x 180 Multimedia, 4:3, square pixel
160 x 120 Multimedia, 4:3, square pixel
Frame size (pixels) Type of video
Sequence preset Still image dimensions
1080i 1920 horizontal x 1080 vertical
720p 1280 horizontal x 720 vertical