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Panning and Cropping: Maintain Aspect Ratio.
I am trying to alter both the position and size of a Solid Colour Video Event in relation to the video’s main frame.
I figured that if I Set both Stretch to Fill and Maintain Aspect Ratio to “No” in the Pan and Crop , then I could manipulate it to suit me. The “No” to Stretch to Fill worked: if I change the size of the actual clip, I can get it to letterbox in the frame. But the “No” reply to Maintain AR does not work for me: if I alter the width, the height alters to match the clip’s AR, and vice versa. I cannot manipulate the Zoom frame and get it to alter either: normally I would expect that dragging the control marks on the sides and ends of the sizing box would stretch in only one direction, but they still expand in both X and Y.
Is it broke or am I misunderstanding something?
Thanks for any help.
Nick
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Oh fer….! Because I was suddenly presented with a dingus that would only allow me to zoom the view in the Pan and Crop pane, I discovered the little buttons to the left of the pane, where I found a Maintain Aspect Ration (hit Ctrl to override) button.
So. Why does not setting the Maintain Aspect Ratio to “No” not change that darn button? Arrgh!
anyhow……..
Nick
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[Nick White] “So. Why does not setting the Maintain Aspect Ratio to “No” not change that darn button? Arrgh!”
Because it does something completely different and has nothing to do with the button. The button affects the aspect of the CROP. The Source setting affects the aspect ratio of the MEDIA.
~jr
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Thanks, John, from the unruly ferret! 😀
OK. But how does that affect my workflow? As far as it affects me so far, Setting Maintain Aspect Ratio, the setting, to “No” does nothing within the construct of the Pan/Crop window. It is not altering the AR of the actual media, and ignores my attempts to only resize in X or Y.
My only idea is that if I DO alter the AR in the Zoom Crop window, if I have the switch (not the button) set to “No”…it actually alters the clip…but I did not see that happening. So far that switch has shown no effect at all for me in my workflow.
Nick
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[Nick White] “Setting Maintain Aspect Ratio, the setting, to “No” does nothing within the construct of the Pan/Crop window. It is not altering the AR of the actual media, and ignores my attempts to only resize in X or Y.”
Drop a piece of 4:3 media into a 16:9 project and watch what it does. If your aspect already matches it won’t do anything.
~jr
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But should that not be some sort of track/clip setting, and not just an option in Pan/Crop?
Nick
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[Nick White] “But should that not be some sort of track/clip setting, and not just an option in Pan/Crop?”
I don’t question why it is designed the way it is. I was only explaining what it does. I assume it is useful to control while using Pan/Crop which is why they placed it there.
~jr
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OK.Sorry.
Nick
Head: Hertz Music
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