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Change location of cropping panels in Ken Burns effect

Friends,


If possible, I'd like to change how the Ken Burns effect crops stills. Currently, if the image is more of a landscape image, the KB places the red "end" crop inside (or outside) the green "start" crop. It's easy to use the effect to zoom in on a face. However, if the image is portrait, the red and green crop marks are lined up vertically, making it difficult to zoom in on a face.


Is there a way to alter the way FCPX implements the KB effect, or am I stuck playing with the crop handles in whatever orientation FCPX throws at me?


Thanks!


Steve

N.B. - I asked this question six years ago, and the answer was "no." I'm hoping something changed that I haven't figured out. Thanks.

Steve

iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), i7, 512GB SSD, plus USB 3.0 drives

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 5:39 PM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2018 7:06 AM

Or take an image such as your first one, change the green and red rectangles so they look like what you want, open the Inspector and click this button:


User uploaded file


Give it a name and category, and apply it whenever and wherever you want.

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Change location of cropping panels in Ken Burns effect

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