resizing video or making transparency at DVinfo.net

Jeff Harper · October 25th, 2007, 08:46 PM

I have a photo of a movie theatre screen (.png). I want video to play within the screen window.

Is there a way to make an area of the screen in the photo transparent within vegas?

I have used pan and crop and overlayed video in the past for this kind of thing, but the widescreen size of this screen makes it hard with 4:3 video.

Edward Troxel · October 25th, 2007, 09:03 PM

You can make a transparent area many ways. If the screen is stationary, probably the BEST option would be to turn on Bezier masking in Pan/Crop.

Jeff Harper · October 26th, 2007, 09:36 AM

Yes it is stationary, and while I knew I could take the image into Fireworks (or Photoshop) etc, I wanted to see if it could be done in Vegas.

Thank you very much Edward...I'm anxious to try the bezier tool, I know nothing about it.

Edward, or anyone, is there a minimum or ideal resolution for photos used in Vegas?

Edward Troxel · October 26th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Generally speaking, the same size as your video. For standard SD NTSC, that would be 720x480 but taking into account square vs non-square pixels, that's 655x480 for the minimum size if you don't need to zoom in.

Jeff Harper · October 26th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Thank you!

October 25th, 2007, 08:46 PM	#1
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	resizing video or making transparency I have a photo of a movie theatre screen (.png). I want video to play within the screen window. Is there a way to make an area of the screen in the photo transparent within vegas? I have used pan and crop and overlayed video in the past for this kind of thing, but the widescreen size of this screen makes it hard with 4:3 video.

October 25th, 2007, 09:03 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You can make a transparent area many ways. If the screen is stationary, probably the BEST option would be to turn on Bezier masking in Pan/Crop. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

October 26th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Generally speaking, the same size as your video. For standard SD NTSC, that would be 720x480 but taking into account square vs non-square pixels, that's 655x480 for the minimum size if you don't need to zoom in. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

October 26th, 2007, 09:36 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Yes it is stationary, and while I knew I could take the image into Fireworks (or Photoshop) etc, I wanted to see if it could be done in Vegas. Thank you very much Edward...I'm anxious to try the bezier tool, I know nothing about it. Edward, or anyone, is there a minimum or ideal resolution for photos used in Vegas?

October 26th, 2007, 11:01 AM	#5
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Thank you!