• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Cropping 1280 x 720 video

  Posted by David Starr on January 27, 2011 at 5:14 am

  Here’s my confession: It’s been 7 plus years since stopped doing video production. I last used a Media 100 system running on a Vincent card. Now I sell a gas forge for blacksmiths of my own design. I am now really staring to incorporate short demo videos on my website and have what I hope is a very simple question. I have been given 1280 x 720 H264 video that shows my forge being used. The footage a full shot that really does not show enough detail. The embedded player on my website is 768 x 432. Is there a way to crop a portion of the 1280 x 720 video to display 768 x 432? I have access to Final Cut Pro 6 through a friend, but want to know if what I am asking is possible.

  Thanks,

  David
  Chile Forge

  

  David Starr replied 15 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
• 2 Replies

• 

  Hector Berrebi

  January 27, 2011 at 6:44 am

  hi David

  it is possible, however not supported for realtime options, meaning, you’ll have to render everything

  create a new sequence

  go to sequence settings (right click the sequence)

  chose “custom” for size and put in your numbers

  make the sequence square pixel

  and no field dominance

  for QT video settings, use prores

  click ok.

  throw in your video, FCP will ask whether you want the sequence changed by the video, say NO.

  video will resize to fit your new, custom sequence

  now right click video in timeline, and select remove attributes

  chose “basic motion”, and “distort”

  your video will grow back to its original size.

  click w until you see an X on your video (wireframe)

  with mouse, drag and reposition your video the way you want

  render, and export – quicktime movie – current settings

  hope this helps

  hector

  Hector Berrebi
  Schibber Group
  prePost Consulting
• 

  David Starr

  January 27, 2011 at 12:09 pm

  Thanks for the quick answer. I will give it a try.

  David

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up