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How can you keep the crop from start to finish?
Mr19th
Member Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Dec 28, 2009 15:41 Messages: 83 Offline
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At the start of a video, I have gone to the Power Tools -> Video Crop and at the start of the clip, I have spun the frame to the angle I want it and cropped the video so it fit in frame with no blank spaces. The problem I have is having it stay like that the whole clip. As it plays, it spins and resizes back to its original crop position at the end.

Is there a way to crop and set the frame at the start and then have it stay like that till the end, or do I have to go to the end and try to size and position the frame the best I can?

Also, is there a way to stop the frame from "jumping" to the frames edges? I don't want the corner of the crop frame on the edge, but just before it gets to the edge. Every time I try to move the frame of the video near the side and the corner is almost there, it "jumps" to the edge like a magnate. The other problem I have with that is that one corner might be close to the edge and as I try to resize the frame to the edge or move it to the edge, the other corner will jump over the frame's edge as the corner of the frame locks to the edge. This might sound foolish, but I'm trying to control the cropping size/position, so the quality of the video stays "nice" or sharp. The reason I ask is because I work with Adobe InDesign, and it has options for certain things and one option is to have this on or off. Just wondering.

Thanks for the help,
Sean -
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If you want a constant 'crop' position and cropping frame, just set it in the beginning of the clip.
You'll notice that at the end of the clip PD automatically creates a second 'keyframe' (as you did in the beginning position).
Skip to that second keyframe and use the 'duplicate previous keyframe'.
Then your cropping settings will last for the whole length of the clip.

Michael.
ynotfish
Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline
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This shows what Mike is talking about http://youtu.be/qLZUyFsNqEc

Cheers - Tony
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Anonymous [Avatar]
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An image (video) tells you more than thousand words....
Thanks, Tony,

Michael.
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