Event Pan/Crop Workspace problem in VEGAS

[boing]

Can someone PLEASE tell me how to zoom out so I can make the item I am working on as small as I want to get it (by this I mean, as it appears on the workspace) thus enabling me to maipulate it as I see fit?

At the moment, it appears HUGE and thusly I am unable to edit it as per my needs

I know where the 'Zoom' edit tool is, I can zoom in, but not out, HELP LOL

Thanks

[boing]

I think I need to reduce the workspace 'zoom%'? it currently seems to be stuck on 12.5%

Any ieas?

[dipstick]

Yes, what gives?

I once downloaded a trial version of Vegas and the thing I couldn't stand about it, was the way it handled images. I mean you feed it a 3,000x3,000 pixel image and it won't maintain the original resolution. It imediatly resizes to 720x480 wich looses your options of panning and zooming. I've tried right-clicking on everything, but I couldn't find any option for original size. Finaly, I lost interest and gave up on it.

Maybe some Vegas Gurus can enlighten us?

[guns1inger]

I use version 6 of Vegas. If I drop a still, for example, onto the timeline, then click on the Event Pan and Crop icon for the image, the P&C window opens with the image correctly centred in the viewport, with it's original spect ratio. Yes, it has been scaled to fit the frame by default, but it is a simple matter of dragging the scale anchors to alter this.

You may have to release the scale and aspect ratio locks down the lefthand edge of the workspace to allow you to scale and zoom as you need to, or hold the crtl key down when you scale or move to override the locks temporarily.

The workspace zoom can be changed simply by clicking in the field, then either typing a new value, or using the arrows to alter the value. Note: this changes the workspace viewport only, it does not affect the image as seen in the preview. You have to scale the visible image area (the dotted square/rectangle with the F in it) to alter this.

[dipstick]

OK, I figured it out now. It just seems to be way more complicated than it needs to be.

[guns1inger]

I guess everyone sees things differently. I actually find it pretty easy and fast to use to pan around images, do picture in picture and other things. Probably just a matter of getting used to things.

[slacker]

I think it only appears complicated because it is a multi purpose video tool which can accomplish more than you can envision at the moment. It took me an eternity to get used to it as well. But now... I wouldn't trade it for the world.

[boing]

Guys, cheers for the replies, but I am still stuck

I dont think I explained my point too well

What I am trying to manipulate is not the actual picture that will be seen on screen, but rather, the workspce 'grid' area on which the picture being maipulated sits, have a look at this picture to see my point:



The 'grid' workspace area denoted by the 'red arrow' is what I need to reduce, at the moment I am not able to reduce it past 12.5% (as it is seen in the above shot) and consequently the black image I need to manipulate is currently to large

Here is a picture of the settings I would like to attain (whilst it may look the same, this features a different 'black frame' picture from the one above):



As you can see, with many 'grid boxes' surrounding it, I can stretch the panel and thus bring about the zoom effect with ease

I swear I have used the workspace at this much smaller scale with the first of these pictures? or am I missing something here?

Cheers

[guns1inger]

It appears that you cannot zoom the viewport out any further than you have. The size difference in your examples is down to the actual size difference in the frames - the lower one is almost 6 times smaller than the top one.

I am still not sure what you are trying to do though. Are you trying to get the top image to start out very small in the visible frame, then zoom all the way in until it fills the frame and beyond ?

If so, this can be achieved by altering the width value (in the Position section) while maintaining the aspect ratio. Make it large at the beginning, then reduce it over time.

Use the preview window to see the results.

[slacker]

I guess I'm confused as well. The only thing I see 'off' is your y center. Other than that, I don't see the problem.

As far as the overall size is concerned, that is an EXTREMELY hi resolution picture you are using. It is GOING to take up more space on the screen. Your other picture in your example is VERY low rez by comparison.

[emjaysea]

No, what he's saying is, when working in Pan/Crop there's a zoom tool. That tool doesn't change the output, it just lets you zoom in so you can more accurately set your zooms/pans/crops. When you select the zoom tool and click in the frame, it zooms the view in. Now, how the hell do you get it to zoom back out again so you can see the whole frame again? I've tried all of the usual suspects, like holding down ctrl or alt and then clicking and all it does is zoom in even more.

[budwzr]

... you feed it a 3,000x3,000 pixel image and it won't maintain the original resolution. It imediatly resizes to 720x480 wich looses your options of panning and zooming.

Vegas is "Resolution Independent", and that's the way pro editing software should work. What you see in the preview window is the proposed result based on your project settings, not the actual media.

Simply resize your crop rectangle to whatever resolution you want. If your image can hold up, it will. The numbers in the left panel tell you everything.

[pepegot1]

When you go into Pan/Zoom screen use wheel mouse to reduce size. Then you can get better control. Once you get accustomed to it, it will be easy.

[poisondeathray]

Hey FYI you guys are replying to a 7+ year old dead thread.....

(...and silly me just bumped it DOH!!)

[budwzr]

Either that, or a new user actually searched the archives, found their problem in a thread, and... But that's almost impossible, isn't it?

That's the second one in two days. Both new users. Maybe the same person?