Formatting images to fit the screen

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:24 pm

I am attempting a stop motion video using stills. I cannot for the life of me get the format right so the picture fits in frame...can anyone please help...its the same as doing a slideshow, which i cant get to work quite right either.

jchunter_2 · Post by **jchunter_2** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:46 pm

I would do this by cutting the video clip at the frame that you want to "freeze". Select Tools menu/"Save Current Frame as Image" - then place the image in the timeline right after the cut video clip. There really should not be an aspect ratio problem.

But if you want to force fit a still image you can set File menu/Preferences/Edit tab select Image Resampling Option = "Fit to Project Size". However, this may stretch your image. The default setting is "Keep Aspect Ratio"

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:57 pm

No matter what I have tried i still get the same output....looks like a "zoom" in on my image.

At first I thought it was because it was too big, so I resized down to 640x480...no go.

Then I went to standard DVD size...no go...

Everything I am doing is still frame so I cannot grab single frames of video...

jchunter_2 · Post by **jchunter_2** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:08 pm

Bill,
No video - so you are doing a digital slide show of stills that were shot in rapid succession? What format are the slides? When I drop 4:3 aspect ratio jpgs or bmps (e.g., 2048 x 1536) into the timeline, they resize perfectly.

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:50 pm

Well, I was originally trying 640x480, my camera does upto 2560x1920, if I resize these to 4:3 (your size) you think they will work?

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:52 pm

Nope, tried it and it zooms into the center of the picture...what am I doing here?

jchunter_2 · Post by **jchunter_2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:56 am

Bill,
Don't resize your pictures. They are already in 4:3 aspect ratio. Just drop them into position in the timeline in their full resolution. Set your Image Resampling preferences to "Keep Aspect Ratio" before you insert.

There is a Pan and Zoom control on the left of the preview screen. Maybe you have that selected. That would make it zoom in to whatever the control is set to.

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:01 am

Still didnt work...im about ready to scrap the project...btw i have tried this with 2 other video editors and they have done the same thing....

jchunter_2 · Post by **jchunter_2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:07 am

Bill,
Right mouse on one of your still pictures and select properties. Please post every one of them in your reply.

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:55 am

data type: RGB true color 24bit
width 640
height 480
res 72 pixel/inch
size 900k

JPEG
YUV color model
size 148k
no preview
readable yes

YCbCr (YUV)
Base line encoding mode
Sampling: YUV (4:2:2)

Attributes:
JIFF no
Adobe no

Filename : DSC03749.JPG
JFIF_APP1 : Exif
Main Information
ImageDescription :
Make : SONY
Model : CYBERSHOT
DateTime : 2005:01:19 14:02:55
Sub Information
ExposureTime : 1/30Sec
FNumber : F2.4
ExposureProgram : Program Normal
ISOSpeedRatings : 320
ExifVersion : 0220
DateTimeOriginal : 2005:01:19 14:02:55
DateTimeDigitized : 2005:01:19 14:02:55
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 2/1 (bit/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue : EV0.0
MaxApertureValue : F2.0
MeteringMode : Division
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 29.30(mm)
ExifImageWidth : 640
ExifImageHeight : 480
ExposureMode : Auto
WhiteBalance : Auto
SceneCaptureType : Standard

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:28 am

Under "Preferences" referring to the "EDIT" tab
"Image resampling option" has two choices
<Keep Aspect ratio>
<Fit to Project Size>

Try reversing whatever the setting is set at.
Set Jpg to 100%

MD

jchunter_2 · Post by **jchunter_2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:19 pm

Bill,
Your properties indicate that you have already pre-scaled the images to 640 x 480 pixels. Perhaps whatever software you used to scale the images is at fault...

When I insert images the properties are 2048 x 1536. They show these properties when they are in the library and when they are in the timeline. Please try inserting the images raw - right out of the camera.

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:14 pm

i tried that too, using pictures i had taken in the past, and in the case of the 640x480, that was done in the camera too...

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:37 pm

billnchristy wrote:Still didnt work...im about ready to scrap the project...btw i have tried this with 2 other video editors and they have done the same thing....

Hi Bill

if you have used other video editors and have the same problem then i would suspect your pc set up.

just a thought

what is your pc spec'

billnchristy · Post by **billnchristy** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:49 pm

2.4Ghz P4 with 1gig of ram...funny thing is, ive done 2 slideshows before...one for my daughters birthday and one for a race...i didnt have problems then...and i dont know what happened now!! I guess Ill keep on diggin...