pan crop a photo

[David Stiles]

How about razor blading and disabling (Control+B) the clips under these photos?

Dave Stiles
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[Mike Kujbida]

Open up Pan/Crop on the picture, right-click and select “Match Output Aspect”.
Be advised that this will make the image fill the entire frame so, if the size of the picture is less than your project size, it may look blurry and/or pixelated.

[Ed Vandenderen]

I have most everything. I still get the video coming in on the sides and top and bottom if I try to pan out to get the full length, say of the photo.

[Mike Kujbida]

Ed, based on your response, my guess is that the photo is in portrait mode.
i.e. it’s taller than it is wide.
If that’s the case, then there is nothing you can do about it as it’s impossible to show the entire image without showing the track below.
As David suggested, why not get rid of the video on the track below and solve your problem.
That’s what I do in the same situation.

[Ed Vandenderen]

Mike
Is what David suggests the same as a “cut” and then “paste insert”?
Will this give me more flex as to panning out to get the whole pic showing?

I scanned these photos from old, odd size originals so this may be the issue.

I will keep trying or just take it as far as vegas lets me and call it good.

thanks for the help

[Terry Esslinger]

You seem reluctant to remove the video from the track below the pics. Howcome? If you are afraid it will disrupt the flow of the video/audio try this: Move your video down a track (ie track 3) Then place a copy of your photo on track two under the original photo (track one). Use pan/crop and match output aspect so that photo on track 2 fills entire screen. Then turn the photo in track two to a sepia tone and than apply some gaussian blur. This will create a nice background under the photo in track one when you zoom out. Your video on the lower track will be unaffected.

[Ed Vandenderen]

Terry

Indeed I did paste insert the pics into the video track flow. When I panned out here I just got black up and down behind the pics instead of video. I tried setting source props to not match aspect. Helped some but too much distortion as I tried to adjust pic to full screen this way.

again, thanks for the help

[Terry Esslinger]

I did paste insert the pics into the video track flow
It sounds like you placed the pic on the same track as the video. Instaed add a new video track (if you have one to spare) and place it as number 2. Make your video track 3. Place your pic on track one wherever in the tl you want it. Then place another copy of the pic in track 2 beneath the pic in track 1. Then use the fx to turn the pic in track 2 to sepia (or black and white etc) and then add a fair amount of blur. Now when you place your curser on the time line where the pic is you will see your original pic in track one with the video from track 3 aound the edge (probably the sides. You will not see the pic from track 2. Now open the pan/crop on the pic in track 2. In the pan crop window right click the pic and choose match output aspect. Now you should see in the preview window the pic from track 1 with the blurred, recolored version of the pic from track 2 around the edge. It will not be distorted but it really doesn’t matter as it is blurry anyway. And you will not see any of the video from track 3. When the pics end (or fade out)the video from track 3 will be visible again. You can take the pic in track 1 and use pan/crop to zoom in/out.
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