Permanent Transitionless Crop+Resize

GeePawHill

Newbie Joined: Feb 19, 2015 13:23 Messages: 7 Offline

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Feb 19, 2015 13:39

Folks...

Here's my dumb question for the day. I have a source video that is poorly framed. I would like to do what in image processing would be called "Crop+Resize". That is, I want to take the entire clip & crop it (maintaining aspect ratio) so the subject is properly placed, then re-inflate it to fill the original dimensions.

I see about keyframes and video crop, but all my efforts to-date produce a transition, and, to be frank, I don't understand how to make such an effect instant and permanent. I don't want a transition, I want an instantaneous and permanent edit to the video.

How should I proceed?

Thanks!
GeePawHill

P.S. Please don't answer by pointing me to a video, as I have a) looked at most of them and b) the worst bandwidth of any 21st century American. Thanks again!

PlaySound

Senior Contributor Joined: Dec 02, 2010 10:26 Messages: 2031 Offline

Feb 19, 2015 14:49

Quote: Folks...

Here's my dumb question for the day. I have a source video that is poorly framed. I would like to do what in image processing would be called "Crop+Resize". That is, I want to take the entire clip & crop it (maintaining aspect ratio) so the subject is properly placed, then re-inflate it to fill the original dimensions.

I see about keyframes and video crop, but all my efforts to-date produce a transition, and, to be frank, I don't understand how to make such an effect instant and permanent. I don't want a transition, I want an instantaneous and permanent edit to the video.

How should I proceed?

Thanks!
GeePawHill

You can resize an image directly in the preview window, in this case will be the effect is applied to the entire clip.

If you want to work with keyframes, then use the Keyframe button opens the box with all controls.

Click the clip to select, preview image on is marked with white balls on each side, click the Secure ball and drag to the desired size.

If you need to reposition the image, click in the middle, safe and drag to the new position.
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With the open window keyframe, you can make changes over time image, if any, every change made in the preview image, should mark their controls, menu, Clip Attributes.

There are other ways of doing, for me this is easy.

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GeePawHill

Newbie Joined: Feb 19, 2015 13:23 Messages: 7 Offline

Feb 19, 2015 15:48

Okay, in spite of my own best efforts, I think I did it!

Here's what I did. I selected the clip, power tools|crop|crop video. I went to the ending keyframe and adjusted the cropping so the framing was the way I wanted. Then I selected the starting keyframe and did duplicate keyframe|next keyframe.

Now the entire clip is sized fully and correctly frames the victim, errr, subject. There's no transition.

Thanks for your help, PlaySound!