Pan/Crop: set begin to end?

djcc wrote on 1/18/2004, 10:15 AM

Is there a way to set the "begin" pan/crop parameters equal to the "end"? As an example, I have a video event that moves through a pan/crop. I want to copy that event to a second event that will pick up where the previous event ended, then move in a different direction. Simply typing in the same values for size, center, rotation, etc does not work if the item has been deformed by unlocking the aspect ratio.

=Don=

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ADinelt wrote on 1/18/2004, 10:25 AM

Hi Don:

I was just reading about this in the manual a night or two ago. It starts on Page 90 and describes how to do multiple moves on a single shot. It involves breaking down a single clip into multiple clips then applying the Pan/Crop on each clip. There is a section on Continuity on page 91 which uses the Preset function. Here is what it says in the manual...

1. Open the Video Properties window and Pan/Crop for the first clip.
2. Click the End button to go to the Pan/Crop settings for the last frame of the clip.
3. Type a name for these position settings in the Preset name box.
4. Click the Floppy Disk Icon to save the settings as a Preset.
5. Close the Video Properties window for this clip.
6. Open the Video Properties window and Pan/Crop tab for the next clip.
7. Click the Begin button then select the preset you saved from the Preset menu.
8. This clip now starts with the same settings as the end of the last clip.
9. Click the End button and set the position for the last frame of the clip.
10. Continue this process for each instance of the clip for all subsequent moves.

Voila! In just ten steps, the end result shows multiple moves flowing smoothly into each other on a single clip.

... hope this helps...
Al

djcc wrote on 1/19/2004, 8:37 AM

Thanks AL - I was hoping there was a way to do it without constantly naming presets... by default, the end of an event equals the beginning, and you can always set the end equal to the beginning by unchecking the box next to the "end" button... I was hoping there was a similar ability to set the beginning equal to the end.... Might have to register this one in the suggestion box!