PiP sizing problem

JakeDaSnake wrote on 11/7/2002, 9:42 AM
How do I reduce the size of a Picture in Picture to a very small frame & still have it coming from right to left. When I tried doing this with the pan/crop tool the grid was not big enough for me to move the PiP across the hole scene.
Is there a way to make the grid larger than normal or am I doing something wrong?

Also how do I rotate a picture in picture on a very small axis, say just turning around on the spot. How do you manipulate the degree of axis?

Thx Randy

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Grazie wrote on 11/7/2002, 9:46 AM
Oooooh....

Randy, sorry matey, but do a search for Picture in Picture OR PIP. We've had a shed load of chats about it. All what you want to do is here. Just have a rumage about for it. When you see the mass of stuff you will realise why I am a bit loathe to start again......

Keep the Faith! You'll get there.

Grazie
Grazie wrote on 11/7/2002, 9:51 AM
Okay okay okay....

I can't help meself!

When in pan/crop look down the left hand side. Yeah? You will see a load of function options. See Magnify View? You can Zooooommm the area from way down 12.5% RIGHT ^ UP to 800% Is that big enough for you? Ah go on! Have a play 'round with the options they are truly amazing...

Grazie
JakeDaSnake wrote on 11/7/2002, 12:39 PM
Yes I know about the zoom function, but my problem is; once the pip is reduced to a small box, it won't allow me to move the "F" frame far right or left of the pip box.
Grazie wrote on 11/7/2002, 3:27 PM
This is very frustrating! I don't understand,"it won't allow me to move the "F" frame far right or left of the pip box."

Perhaps if you could explain what you are trying to "achieve" then maybe I could get an handle on what is going on.

Maybe others who are reading this thread have an idea. If so - please speak up.

We'll get there - I think!

Grazie
philfort wrote on 11/7/2002, 4:06 PM
Is it because the 'F box' is now so huge that it's unwieldy, and can't be moved enough to get the effect you want?

Why not use track motion intead of pan/crop. It works in the 'opposite' way (some say more intuitive), and it should be trivial to have your pip slide around, on and off the scene.
jdu123 wrote on 11/8/2002, 12:18 AM
philfort, what do you mean by "Why not use track motion intead of pan/crop" What is track motion. I would like another way to alter the PiP images but have only used the pan/crop.
thanks.
philfort wrote on 11/8/2002, 1:03 AM
Ooops, sorry, I got Vegas mixed up with VideoFactory. I forgot that VF doesn't have track motion.

Using pan/crop, I see what you mean by not being able to move the F around far enough to slide the pip off screen... hmmm... not sure what you can do.
philfort wrote on 11/8/2002, 1:09 AM
One thing you might be able to do is to render to a new track (Tools menu) with the clip being small, but still in the center. Then use that new clip instead, and don't crop, just pan... you should be able to slide the pip all the way off now.

When you render though, you will lose the transparency surrounding the pip, unless you render to an uncompressed format (e.g. avi, "Default Template (uncompressed)").
JakeDaSnake wrote on 11/8/2002, 9:55 AM
Thx for the replies, I guess I need to fool arond a little more with the program.
I really like this forumn.

Thx Randy
Grazie wrote on 11/8/2002, 11:50 AM
You're very welocme!

Welllll.... we try our best. Yes mucking 'bout with this s/w has been THE way I've learnt. VF really does hide its virues, and you need to dig them out. Keep us informed.

Regards

Grazie
soundguy63 wrote on 11/11/2002, 4:12 PM
You can use any transition that "moves" video to make a pip move from off screen to an onscreen location. It can then stay there for a length of time and then use another "moving" transition to slide it offscreen, in any direction you want to set.
I'm referring to moving transitions like: slide, push, etc. Any transition style that moves the video image instead of revealing the video image (like a wipe) will work to move your pip around without having to set keyframes with the F frame. All you have to do is size and locate the pip on your image, then let the preset transition do the moving for you. It's very fast and easy to do.