Posted by Ken Maltby on 08/31/06 08:14
"Netmask" <netmask@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>> "Netmask" <netmask@geemail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Is there a program - for me a dream program either professional or
>>> consumer
>>> that will allow the following.
>>>
>>> A GUI program that allows in the video file domain working with files
>>> including MPEG2, what is possible with still image manipulation that
>>> many
>>> paint programs eg Paintshop Pro etc allow.
>>>
>>> You would be able to select the first frame, crop it with a simple crop
>>> tool
>>> as in PSP, apply this parameter to the entire movie or portion of as
>>> selected. Then like in PSP apply a specific aspect ratio, like 1.7777 or
>>> 2.35 etc
>>>
>>>
>>> In other words all the manipulations available in PSP or Adobe etc but
>>> applied to video files - almost as if you had saved each frame as a
>>> separate
>>> tif or bmp file and then done a 'batch conversion' and then re-combined
>>> the
>>> individual files as frame...
>>>
>>> dreams dreams.......
>>>
>>
>> You can do the specific cropping and setting the aspect
>> ratios (pixel and display) for MPEG2 using an encoder.
>>
>> Check out the filters in TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress
>> http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te4xp.html
>>
>> http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te4xp_feature.html
>>
>> But if you want to work with a GUI program in that area you
>> should check out Wax2 (or whatever number it may be up to
>> now), but you might want to have a stress test first to insure
>> you can stand the aggravation.
>>
>> Luck;
>> Ken
>>
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>
> Thanks for the info - unfortunately the computer that this will be used on
> is 500 miles away from the nearest telephone or cable internet (satellite
> phone comms only) - very much 'outback' so tmpgenc is not an option.
> Womble and Vegas 6 can do this okay but what I'm looking for is simple and
> a very specific crop and resize program via a grab the corner of the
> image to whatever size (with a readout indicating aspect ratio) ala most
> paint programs. Anyway thanks again Ken
>
>
If your situation means you can't download anything then I don't
see how we can help.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=Aspect_2
Use the "Advanced" option under the Aspect Ratio drop
down.
Luck;
Ken
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