Scaling a clip

When a clip is in the Timeline, you can scale and position it using the scaling options provided by the Motion feature. For information about the Motion feature, see Animating a clip's motion.

To change the size of a clip and preserve its position:

1 Select a clip in the Timeline.

2 Choose Clip > Video Options > Motion.

3 In the Zoom option, drag the slider or type a scaling percentage. Watch the sample image in the upper right corner of the dialog box; ignore the motion preview in the upper left corner of the dialog box for now.

4 In the sample image with the motion path, drag the first (red) motion point to position the scaled clip in the frame.

5 Write down the coordinates in the Info option and the percentage in the Zoom option.

6 Click the second (white) motion point in the sample image, and type the Info coordinates and Zoom percentage that you noted in the previous step. This sets position and zoom to begin and end at the same point so that the clip does not move or scale over time.

7 Check the motion preview in the upper left corner of the dialog box. If the image is at the correct position and size, click OK. If not, repeat steps 4 through 6 to reposition the image.

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