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Chapter 10, Repositioning Images
Reframing an Image

Topics on this Page:

Racking an Image

Repositioning an Image

Turning Off Reframing



Depending on how the original film was shot, you may have to reframe your footage at some point to account for the final aspect ratio of the delivery format. It may also be necessary to use the reframe functions to output film frames to common SD formats or DVD.

To adjust the reframing of an image, you can:

Racking an Image Top

Racking involves adjusting the vertical position of a shot. You need to rack your images after you adjust the aspect ratio. By racking, you ensure that the important element of the shot composition is framed correctly in the final images.

To adjust the racking of an image:

  1. Make sure you have set the aspect ratio to match the intended output format. See Setting the Aspect Ratio.

  2. Select the shot to adjust.

  3. Click Image, and then click Reposition.

    The Reposition menu appears.

    Show full-size image

    1. Vertical slider
    1. Racking button
    1. Preview window

  4. Enable Racking.

  5. Use the Vertical slider to adjust the vertical position of the image.

    You can see the viewable area of the image change with respect to the entire frame in the Player.

  6. You can animate the vertical position using the Animation controls. See Animating Reposition Values.

Repositioning an Image Top

Repositioning involves scaling, rotating, and horizontally and vertically moving images to ensure that the correct elements are visible in the frame. You need to do this after adjusting the project aspect ratio. If you do not, key elements of the shot composition may be cropped or even completely off screen.

You can zoom into the image and offset the position in the horizontal and vertical directions.

To reposition an image:

  1. Make sure you have set the aspect ratio to match the intended output format. See Setting the Aspect Ratio.

  2. Select the shot to adjust.

  3. Click Image, and then click Reposition.

    The Reposition menu appears.

    Show full-size image

    1. Scale slider
    1. Reposition button
    1. Vertical slider
    1. Rotate slider
    1. Preview window
    1. Aspect slider
    1. Horizontal slider

  4. Enable Reposition.

  5. Use the Scale, Horizontal, Vertical, Rotate, and Aspect sliders to adjust the image scale and positioning as needed.

    As you modify the image, the Preview window visually shows the relationship of the cropped frame to the original image.

  6. You can animate Reposition parameters using the Animation controls. See Animating Reposition Values.

Turning Off Reframing Top

You can remove Reframing settings from your shots at any time.

To turn off reframing:
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