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editing jpegs with video clips
Hello:
I am doing a project in Final Cut 7 in which I am combining jpeg images with video clips shot in SD. My jpegs have a different aspect ratio than my video clips so that when seen in the canvas window you can see the top and bottom of the video behind the jpeg image. Will that appear that way in the final product or do I need to fix that? I hope this question makes sense; I’m still arookie with FCP.
Thanks,
Paul -
4 Replies
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In answer to your question, yes. What you see is what you get in the viewer. You can use the transform tool to scale and position your still so that it doesn’t show the video below it, or if you prefer the black, drop a black solid generator clip in between the bottom video and the jpeg.
Andy
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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Andy:
Thanks for the help. I was not able to find the Transform tool, I think because I’m using FCP 7, but your suggestion led me to find a solution. I control clicked the file and opened it up in the editor. I then used the adjust size tool to change its aspect ratio.
Thanks,
Paul -
Sorry Paul. I didn’t see that you’re talking about FCP 7. This is the FCPX forum. You’d be better off posting in the straight FCP forum which deals with FCP7 and earlier.
However, in 7, all you need to do is adjust the scale in the Motion tab of the inspector or use the canvas controls. Here’s how it works.
Motion Tab:
Double-click your image to load it into the viewer. Click on the Motion tab and adjust the scale.
Canvas Controls:
In the canvas, click the rightmost button in that row of 3 buttons at the top. Choose Image and Wireframe. Select your jpeg in the timeline and drag one of the points to scale it up and reposition it. You can have more room to work with if you zoom the canvas out by making sure the canvas is selected and hitting CMD – to zoom out and CMD + to zoom in.
Andy
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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Great. Thanks Andy.
Paul
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