Quote Please help with this little trouble I have. I'm aiming to crop the top and a little bit of the bottom of this video on the right, but it keeps on zooming in after cropping, so the aspect ratio is zoomed way out of ratio. How do I do this via powerdirector? Any help is appreciated^ Someone please correct me: Here is a video link PD15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2vKdsbmRg&feature=youtu.be

A freeform crop will either distort the remaining image or leave black bars above or alongside. If you want to avoid distortion and fill the screen, you must use the original aspect ratio. Regards,
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Quote Please help with this little trouble I have. I'm aiming to crop the top and a little bit of the bottom of this video on the right, but it keeps on zooming in after cropping, so the aspect ratio is zoomed way out of ratio. How do I do this via powerdirector? Any help is appreciated^ Someone please correct me: Here is a video link PD15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2vKdsbmRg&feature=youtu.be

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Quote Please help with this little trouble I have. I'm aiming to crop the top and a little bit of the bottom of this video on the right, but it keeps on zooming in after cropping, so the aspect ratio is zoomed way out of ratio. How do I do this via powerdirector?

So you want to have black bars in places that you "cropped"? Then don't crop, add masking bars on top of those regions!

You are confusing everyone with the YT video. You appear to want to overlay a portrait 9:16 clip on track 2 over a portion of 16:9 background video.

Try this: Highlight that clip on track 2. Open PiP Designer instead. Resize the clip and use a mask. This will get you going in the right direction. I have done it before.

Hi Trekz -

The screen capture was a bit confusing. Maybe you didn't explain what it was you are trying to do.

If what I think you're trying to do is right, then tomasc's got the solution nailed for you. It looks like you've shot a clip with your DJI Phantom & also filmed the monitor on your flight controller... and you want to overlay the monitor video... but you only want the actual monitor to be visible.

If that's the case, just do as tomasc has suggested:

1. DJI clip in Track 2 & monitor clip in Track 2


2. Resize & reposition monitor clip


3. Apply mask to monitor clip to cut out surrounds


4. Don't crop anything

... and you'll get a video that looks something like this:



Screenshot attached showing mask designer.

If none of the above is correct, maybe you could explain exactly what you're trying to do.

Cheers - Tony
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Quote Hi Trekz -

The screen capture was a bit confusing. Maybe you didn't explain what it was you are trying to do.

If what I think you're trying to do is right, then tomasc's got the solution nailed for you. It looks like you've shot a clip with your DJI Phantom & also filmed the monitor on your flight controller... and you want to overlay the monitor video... but you only want the actual monitor to be visible.

If that's the case, just do as tomasc has suggested:

1. DJI clip in Track 2 & monitor clip in Track 2


2. Resize & reposition monitor clip


3. Apply mask to monitor clip to cut out surrounds


4. Don't crop anything

... and you'll get a video that looks something like this:



Screenshot attached showing mask designer.

If none of the above is correct, maybe you could explain exactly what you're trying to do.

Cheers - Tony

Thank you everyone for helping. I actually cropped it with some android app, imported to the computer, and uploaded it before I actually used what you guys recommended, but I will definately note this post for future reference. Thank you again! Beautiful shot btw^

Hi Trekz -

I can take no credit for that video clip. It was downloaded from a DJI users forum or review site (can't recall). The clip with the nice reflections in that other thread was provided by another member of this forum. All I was doing was using other people's work!

Cheers - Tony
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