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Cropping 1280 x 720 video
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
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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
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Thanks for the quick answer. I will give it a try.
David
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