Posted by Ken Maltby on 10/31/90 11:32

"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:26:33 -0600, "Ken Maltby"
> <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>> For example, TDA makes a thumnail in the same perspective as the clip.
>>> I want it to be the same perspective for all thumbnails - like in MF4.
>>> How do I do that?
>
>> My understanding of "perspective" must be limited because
>>the above paragraph makes no sense to me.
>
> I meant aspect ratio.
>
>>
>> If you are referring to the aspect ratio of the thumbnails, there
>>are three different parts involved. There is the aspect ratio of the
>>"Frame", there is the aspect ratio of the "thumbnail" layer, and
>>there is the aspect ratio of the clip itself. In TDA itself all the
>>aspect ratios are maintained, when resizing.
>>
>> This may sound confusing, but is provided to give you an idea
>>of how these factors can be manipulated, a short answer follows.
>>The "Frame" and "Thumbnail" layers can be made to any
>>dimensions, and thus aspect ratio. The clip or still image that is
>>displayed on the thumbnail layer however is restricted to 4:3 or
>>16:9 aspect ratios. This means that if you have a thumbnail layer
>>that is shorter and wider, the image/clip will be fit to the width
>>and only that portion of the image/clip that fits within the height
>>will be displayed. (From the center of the image/clip) In other
>>words, you would see everything from side to side but only a
>>slice of the image/clip from top to bottom. As if the top and
>>bottom had been cropped off.
>>
>> The short answer is that only 4:3 and 16:9 are supported.
>>
>> { This is the main reason the "Thumbnail Speck" trick was
>>needed }
>
> MF4 wins again with its ability to auto-size thumbnail images to a
> consistent aspect ratio. No matter what the aspect ratio of my clip,
> the thumbnail images all look the same in terms of their aspect ratio,
>
> I have worked around this in TDA by using a wide frame for the
> thumbnails, which masks off the larger image and makes all of them
> look the same. However in one instance the frame covered up a small
> part of the text on the thunbail. I can remake the clip to take that
> into account.
>

Are you using the new "Pro" version of TDA? In the regular
version all the frames, and therefor all the thumbnail layers are
4:3. The "thumbnail images" DO "all look the same in terms of
their aspect ratio". You have to make your own frames to get
any different ones.

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