Stupid Pan/Crop question

RexA wrote on 6/4/2003, 4:30 AM
Curious minds want to know...

Just starting to use Vegas, so forgive me if this is simple, but haven't found an answer.

In the Pan/Crop tool, why is there a dotted letter F over the center of the selected frame? Does it ever change to something else?

Seems like it ought to be conveying some information, but if so, what?

-Rex

Comments

TorS wrote on 6/4/2003, 4:55 AM
If you grab the point at the middle of the bottom line and pull it upwards, you'll see that the F turns into an inverted F, informing you that your image is upside down.
(If you've just started using Vegas and this is all you wonder about you must be a speedy learner.)
Tor
Chienworks wrote on 6/4/2003, 7:06 AM
I presume "F" stands for "Frame", but more poetically it might also stand for "Foundry". Other than that, what Tors said ;)
jetdv wrote on 6/4/2003, 10:38 AM
The "F" can tell you what direction the clip is facing It is one of the few letters that is unique no matter which way it is turned. An upside down "F" is different than a right side up "F" (not true for "E" or "C" or "H" or "B" for example) A backward "F" is different than a forward "F" (not true for "A" or "T" or "H" for example). It just indicates direction modification of the clip.
Grazie wrote on 6/4/2003, 11:02 AM
I liken the "F" to the actual "F"rame of the finished product - keeps me on the straight and narrow - so to speak!

Grazie
SonyDennis wrote on 6/4/2003, 12:52 PM
F is the first letter in the alphabet that is not symmetric about the horizontal or vertical axis. It could also stand for "Frame" or "Foundry", I guess. Maybe we should code it so it switches between other non-symmetric letters every now and then, just to freak people out <g>.
///d@
Chienworks wrote on 6/4/2003, 1:14 PM
Let's see ... F, G, J, L, P, Q, R ...

There's also N and Z which are interesting cases in that they're not symmetrical around the horizontal or vertical axes, but they are symmetrical around both axes.

How about a, b, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, p, q, r, y, 2, 4, 5, 7, &, ? ...

I think you should just use the little hammer & anvil guy! :)