PiP for two video tracks?

AJWeber

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Dec 20, 2011 10:44

Is there some way I can pop-up a second video track in a "window" overlaid on the main (#1) video track? Kind of like how PiP used to work on TVs (that had the feature)? You would be watching one show "whole screen", but in the corner you'd have a smaller view of a different channel.

That's actually what I thought this whole PiP feature was about when I bought the s/w. Seems it's not-really.

Thanks for any help.
-AJ

Wnuk

Member Location: USA Joined: Oct 13, 2011 12:41 Messages: 141 Offline

Dec 20, 2011 10:52

Absolutely.

Take your main video and drop it in track 1. Take your second video and drop it in track 2. In the preview window (with track 2 highlighted) grab the corner of the video with your mouse and shrink it to the size you want. Then position where you want it to appear on the main screen.

AJWeber

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Dec 20, 2011 11:04

Amazing! Exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks for the quick and accurate reply!!!

-AJ

jerrys

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Dec 20, 2011 16:55

I've been wondering from the beginning why that feature is called "PiP." Does anybody know? Jerry Schwartz

Rocket-Scientist

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Dec 20, 2011 17:02

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jerrys

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Dec 20, 2011 18:36

Quote: literally "picture" in "picture" PIP

That I knew -- but what does it mean in the context of PD? Jerry Schwartz

James1

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Dec 20, 2011 18:49

Hi,
In PD it means having an 'object' contain a picture or video clip. The object can be one of your own images with a transparent area for 'Image/video' to be displayed.
A simple answer.
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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Dec 20, 2011 18:56

Jerry -

In the context of PD...

PD 10 & every version I've used has had a PiP Designer - accessed whenever you select "Modify"

In PD8 & previous versions, all the video tracks that weren't Track 1 were referred to as PiP tracks. In PD9 & 10, that changed, with more flexibility added to ALL video tracks.

Does that contextualise it OK?

Cheers - Tony
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jerrys

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Dec 21, 2011 14:57

I wasn't clear when I asked my question. What I meant was, why on earth did that call it that? Jerry Schwartz

James1

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Dec 21, 2011 15:14

Hi,
Why not? You are putting a "P[u]icture' withing another 'Picture" Intel i7-2600@3.4Gz Geforce 560ti-1GB Graphic accelerator, windows 7 Premium 12GB memory

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jerrys

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Dec 21, 2011 15:30

Quote: Hi,
Why not? You are putting a "P[u]icture' withing another 'Picture"

Not necessarily, it could be the other way around.

I guess this is just one of life's little mysteries. Jerry Schwartz

ynotfish

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Dec 21, 2011 16:04

PiP - not to be confused with PAP or PAT... http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Picture+In+Picture
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