Trouble with cropping images

[Mike Kujbida]

RIght click in the middle of the Pan/Crop window and select Match Output Aspect. Now move as desired 🙂

[Phil Peacock]

For what you are trying to achieve it sounds as though you should be using a separate track and then the track motion button as shown below. See if that helps. Cheers.

[Danny Hays]

(When I try to pan/crop images to move them, they get cut off. )
Event pan and crop cannot be used to move the event on the canvas. Use the track motion for the track the cropped event is on. Danny

Danny Hays
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[Mike Kujbida]

[Danny Hays] “Event pan and crop cannot be used to move the event on the canvas.”

Danny, I respectfully beg to differ with you as I do it all the time and move events anywhere I want them to go.
With keyframes, I can do even more when it comes to movement.

[Danny Hays]

Wow. I stand corrected. I have always used event pan crop to select a smaller area of an event, like a 4k event in a 1080 project where i can select 1/4 of the image, use keyframes to move that fourth to different areas of the 4k event and it will be 1920 x 1080. I have never tried making the cropping area larger than the event and move it on the canvas. Thanks for the information. 🙂

Danny Hays
Samples of my Work can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ErnestDaniels/videos?view_as=public

[Mike Kujbida]

Not a problem. As I said, I’ve used this for logos, stills and videos when I have to shrink and move them around.
I find it easier than Track Motion most of the time because I don’t have to worry about extra keyframes messing me up 🙂

[Auran Kight]

Would you be willing to share your process with me? I have been trying to follow all of the advice on this thread, but I can’t wrap my head around how I could properly position these things before with no problem.

[Mike Kujbida]

Not sure if you’re asking me but I’ll do my best to help you.

In your original post you said “Now, I did look this issue up extensively before well and truly giving into making my own post about it, but everything I found said to “match output aspect.” I’ve tried this multiple times, and it zooms up super close on the image, which is not what I am trying to do. When I zoom back out, I have the same issue.”

The fact that it zooms in super close tells me that the image is a lot larger than your project settings.
I have a similar issue with my company logos as they’re in the range or 4,000 x 4,00 pixels and most of my projects are 1920×1080.
As others have said, Track Motion can be used and I have used it a few times but I’m an old dog and I prefer to use Pan/Crop 🙂

Be advised that any event (still or video) that you use Track Motion on is instantly changed to your project properties. What that means is that your 3,000 x 4,000 pixel event is now (for example) 1920×1080. Great for zooming out but not for zooming in as you’ve lost that extra resolution that Pan/Crop maintains.

I use Pan/Crop to do “Match Output Aspect” and then zoom out as much as I need to to get my event to the proper size. After that I reposition it as needed.
On rare occasions (if the image is far too large) I’ve brought it into Photoshop and resized it smaller.

Not sure if this answers your question but that’s what I do.

[Auran Kight]

Yes, it was directed towards you! Thank you very much; this makes a lot more sense now 🙂

[Mike Kujbida]

You’re very welcome Auran. Always glad to help. Happy editing 🙂