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How to "crop" the video?

PostSat Apr 17, 2021 7:29 pm

So I recorded my own desktop while playing a video:


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Then I import this desktop recording file into Davinci


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Now I want to crop the video video in order to only have that old western movie on screen.


But either I get this result with the huge black frame around it:


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Or if I lower the resolution the western itself will get smaller

What I want to to cut around my desktop screen so after I render it, I will get my player to only open the size of the western video, like the original. Get it?
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSat Apr 17, 2021 9:46 pm

In the edit page check out the inspector window where you can crop then zoom the image to get exactly what you want.
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSun Apr 18, 2021 11:10 am

RCModelReviews wrote:In the edit page check out the inspector window where you can crop then zoom the image to get exactly what you want.



That make sense but how am I suppose to measure and account for that? Before zooming, I have to lower the resolution to that of the western video. How will I figure out what is the resolution of the western video?
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSun Apr 18, 2021 11:50 am

Calai222 wrote: How will I figure out what is the resolution of the western video?
Crop the video and do the math:

Western Video Width = Original Video Width - (Crop Left + Crop Right)
Western Video Height = Original Video Height - (Crop Top + Crop Bottom)
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSun Apr 18, 2021 6:44 pm

panos_mts wrote:
Calai222 wrote: How will I figure out what is the resolution of the western video?
Crop the video and do the math:

Western Video Width = Original Video Width - (Crop Left + Crop Right)
Western Video Height = Original Video Height - (Crop Top + Crop Bottom)


It is not so simple. Cropping uses different measurement numbers then those of video width and height.
So after I crop it, there will be no way to determine what resolution should I lower to video to.
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSun Apr 18, 2021 8:25 pm

Drag the clip onto the timeline on the Edit Page. Click on the clip to select it. Open the Inspector Window. Click on one of the "Zoom" values in the "Transform" section and drag left or right to change the zoom amount. You'll see the effect in the viewer window as you drag. Adjust it until the video just fills the vertical size of the window.

You won't be able to do anything about the black areas on the left and right - that's an inevitable result of trying to fit a video with one shape (i.e., aspect ratio) into a video with a different shape.
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostSun Apr 18, 2021 8:52 pm

Calai222 wrote:It is not so simple. Cropping uses different measurement numbers then those of video width and height
It uses the same measurement if both Timeline/Project resolution is the same as the video resolution. I tried with the screenshot you posted (1680x1050) and it worked perfectly
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 2:56 pm

panos_mts wrote:
Calai222 wrote:It is not so simple. Cropping uses different measurement numbers then those of video width and height
It uses the same measurement if both Timeline/Project resolution is the same as the video resolution. I tried with the screenshot you posted (1680x1050) and it worked perfectly


Well then can you help me?

How can I translate these crop numbers to width and height numbers:

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I have to lower the resolution from 1680x1050 to that of the western video in the middle... Based on the information you have, what is the resolution I should set?
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 3:46 pm

If you are starting with project dimensions of 1680x1050, then you add the "crop left" and "crop right" together and subtract from the 1680 and you get 460. You do the same with the crop top and bottom and you get 460 again. The video seems to be 460x460.
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 4:11 pm

Sean Nelson wrote:Drag the clip onto the timeline on the Edit Page. Click on the clip to select it. Open the Inspector Window. Click on one of the "Zoom" values in the "Transform" section and drag left or right to change the zoom amount. You'll see the effect in the viewer window as you drag. Adjust it until the video just fills the vertical size of the window.

You won't be able to do anything about the black areas on the left and right - that's an inevitable result of trying to fit a video with one shape (i.e., aspect ratio) into a video with a different shape.


You are wrong, pal. I just did it!
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 4:12 pm

xunile wrote:If you are starting with project dimensions of 1680x1050, then you add the "crop left" and "crop right" together and subtract from the 1680 and you get 460. You do the same with the crop top and bottom and you get 460 again. The video seems to be 460x460.


YUP! That works! thank you!
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 4:23 pm

Calai222 wrote:You are wrong, pal. I just did it!

Apologies, it appears that I misunderstood exactly what you were trying to do.
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Re: How to "crop" the video?

PostMon Apr 19, 2021 4:50 pm

Calai222 wrote:
xunile wrote:If you are starting with project dimensions of 1680x1050, then you add the "crop left" and "crop right" together and subtract from the 1680 and you get 460. You do the same with the crop top and bottom and you get 460 again. The video seems to be 460x460.


YUP! That works! thank you!


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