keep small 480p 4:3 clip aspect in HD project

Mindmatter wrote on 3/27/2018, 9:45 AM

Hi all,

I'm surely missing something here...

I have some 4:3 clips in 640x480 aspect, which I weant to import into a full HD project while keeping the original size inmidst the large black border created by the empty space of the 1080p project. But as soon as I set the project to full HD, and reset the track crop to 640x480, Vegas deforms/ stretches the original clip and creates black side bars ( see pic).

What am I missing here?

Thanks!

Comments

Former user wrote on 3/27/2018, 9:53 AM

You might try setting the size in Track motion rather than pan/crop.

john_dennis wrote on 3/27/2018, 10:16 AM

Use the Pan/Crop tool.

1) Set Preset to 16x9 Widescreen TV Aspect Ratio.

2) Set the Width to 1920 and the Height to 1080.

Mindmatter wrote on 3/27/2018, 10:37 AM

Thanks a bunch john_dennis! 🙌

The border was tricky, as you can't custom-define the border size , and have to use presets, which is kinda silly.

I used the cookie cutter with a solid white media.

looks good now!

john_dennis wrote on 3/27/2018, 10:43 AM

If you ignore the bug discussion in this thread, there are lots of solutions for borders.

Use the Border fX or use 3Point's Track Motion method. The order of the fXs matter.

Mindmatter wrote on 3/27/2018, 10:59 AM

Ha! Intersting indeed, didn't make any sense that Vegas wouldn't border the actual object.

I find the cookie cutter workaround quite Ok tho, as you can move the "cut away section" frame with track motion and define border thickness that way. You just need to define the size at track level. Then, you can enlarge the border to the OUTSIDE of the object, thus avoiding it eating away the object itself if you need it larger. Also, I don't need to paste the border FX onto each single clip if there are several ones.

Nonetheless the border plug should be fixed asap.