Undo crop in a clip in powerdirector 12

Zarelha21

Newbie Joined: Mar 28, 2013 21:28 Messages: 29 Offline

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Apr 06, 2014 15:03

This is a basic question but believe it or not I've searched for hours for an answer. How do I remove a crop I did on a clip in PowerDirector 12?? I've found hundreds of tutorials on how to do a crop, but none tell me how to remove it. Silly, but I'm frustrated that something so simple is eluding me.

Thanks.

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Apr 06, 2014 15:14

If you just cropped, and don't like it, press <ctrl-Z> or click EDIT|UNDO. If it's an old crop, overwriting the image/clip with the original may be the most direct restoration route.

Zarelha21

Newbie Joined: Mar 28, 2013 21:28 Messages: 29 Offline

Apr 06, 2014 15:21

Thanks. It's an old clip so undo doesn't help. And it's a clip that came from a much longer clip which has been painstakingly synchronized with 3 other cameras so anything entailing replacing clips will not work. I do believe there must be a simple solution to "remove powertool effect" .... Rather than going back to the clip and just resetting the zoom to full which I can do, but it still leaves the clip marked with the "I" and probably also sucking resources.

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Apr 06, 2014 15:33

So you have added the POWER TOOLS crop effect to a video clip. To remove it select the clip, open POWER TOOLS and UNcheck the CROP box.

Zarelha21

Newbie Joined: Mar 28, 2013 21:28 Messages: 29 Offline

Apr 06, 2014 15:40

Wow. I knew it was simple. Sometimes the obvious escapes us (brain freeze).

Thanks!!!!!!!