Pan/crop and audio at DVinfo.net

Renton Maclachlan · March 25th, 2008, 08:46 PM

I'm panning/cropping an image and changing its focus at particular points to correspond to the audio track.

Can the audio be played while in the pan/crop window so precise placement of track motion can be made, without having to go out of the p/c window and back to the main view to find the degree of correspondance between track motion and audio?

Don Bloom · March 25th, 2008, 08:49 PM

F12 will play the timeline whikle the P/C window is open.

Don

Renton Maclachlan · March 25th, 2008, 09:01 PM

Thanks Don.

That gets the cursor moving down the timeline and playing audio, but it does not get the cursor in the pan/crop window moving so you can see where you are re track motion. How does one get the P/C cursor going with audio?

Darrin Ward · March 25th, 2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Renton Maclachlan

Thanks Don.

That gets the cursor moving down the timeline and playing audio, but it does not get the cursor in the pan/crop window moving so you can see where you are re track motion. How does one get the P/C cursor going with audio?

Bottom left corner of Pan/Crop window under timeline scrubber, press the Sync Cursor button (has a little padlock on the button).

Renton Maclachlan · March 26th, 2008, 12:45 AM

Thanks Darrin.

I see now how it works. The P/C window cursor soes not move in time with the timeline cursor but can be sync'd to where the timeline cursor is. That helps.

Graham Bernard · March 27th, 2008, 12:10 AM

No, it is not dynamic in the way you/I want.

Here's what I do.

1] Apply Markers on the Main Timeline. These Markers are at the positions OF the audio changes - beats, keychanges, silence . .whatever . .

2] Get back to Pan/Crop, using the Synced Cursor and MOVE the P/C cusor to Marker 1 - seen on the Timeline. Change the P/C. Move to Marker 2 - make the P/C change . .and so on and so on . .

Personally I'd like to have a dynamic option too, PLUS a movement Envelope that would HOLD my tracking as I swung stuff about. We have "Latch" for audio - how about the same for Movement?

Grazie

March 25th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#1
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Pan/crop and audio I'm panning/cropping an image and changing its focus at particular points to correspond to the audio track. Can the audio be played while in the pan/crop window so precise placement of track motion can be made, without having to go out of the p/c window and back to the main view to find the degree of correspondance between track motion and audio?

March 25th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	F12 will play the timeline whikle the P/C window is open. Don

March 25th, 2008, 09:01 PM	#3
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Thanks Don. That gets the cursor moving down the timeline and playing audio, but it does not get the cursor in the pan/crop window moving so you can see where you are re track motion. How does one get the P/C cursor going with audio?

March 26th, 2008, 12:45 AM	#5
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Thanks Darrin. I see now how it works. The P/C window cursor soes not move in time with the timeline cursor but can be sync'd to where the timeline cursor is. That helps.

March 27th, 2008, 12:10 AM	#6
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	No, it is not dynamic in the way you/I want. Here's what I do. 1] Apply Markers on the Main Timeline. These Markers are at the positions OF the audio changes - beats, keychanges, silence . .whatever . . 2] Get back to Pan/Crop, using the Synced Cursor and MOVE the P/C cusor to Marker 1 - seen on the Timeline. Change the P/C. Move to Marker 2 - make the P/C change . .and so on and so on . . Personally I'd like to have a dynamic option too, PLUS a movement Envelope that would HOLD my tracking as I swung stuff about. We have "Latch" for audio - how about the same for Movement? Grazie