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    easy keyframe question

    Posted by Sierra Neal on January 4, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    Im an FCP > AVID convert and still learning…

    I am animating scale parameters of a still image in MC6. But since this particular image is squished i have adjusted the aspect ratio to 100:180

    I have added keyframes to beginning and end of the clip, but how do i scale the clip up and keep the same ratio? if i select Fixed Aspect and i move the slider, both X and Y become even.

    I know Avid would not ask me to do math each time i want to do a simple scale animation.

    Thanks

    Sierra Neal replied 13 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • James Patterson

    January 4, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    If you hold alt and drag another resize over the clip you can change the aspect of that resize (with fixed aspect selected) and it will preserve the ratio of the resize underneath.

    Best

    Paddy

  • Sierra Neal

    January 4, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Thanks so much

  • Scott Cole

    January 5, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    A better way would be to use the x and y scale parameter with no keyframes, then on the same effect, keyframe either the position z parameter, or the target size parameter. This way you are only doing ONE effect on the clip, and not two effects with twice the amount of pixel twisting.

    M. Scott Cole
    Senior Post Production Editor
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    CBS News, NYC
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  • Sierra Neal

    January 5, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Thanks to you both. Thats much better.

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