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How do I scale the stage, but not the content.

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September 14, 2018
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New to Animate. Day 1 of using it, actually.

I can create a 16x9 (1920x1080) stage, but the PSD or JPEG I bring in is much larger. I do not want to crop or warp that content. I want the content to stay the same size behind the stage so I can animate a pan across it.

How do I do that?

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Correct answer JoãoCésar17023019

Thank you for the insight, again, super helpful.

I am realizing I used the word "stage," but probably should say "canvas." Sorry everyone. When I import an image it automatically layers over the canvas, but I was hoping to have it behind it.

No problem.

The important thing here is that you find the answer you need.

And you can't put things behind the stage. There isn't this concept in Animate CC.

What you can do is to create a layer mask more or less like Photoshop does.

How to use mask layers in Adobe Animate CC

Or you can add a artwork that covers the parts you don't want to see.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

JC

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andrzejwpAuthor

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUXwrBnAbl1S7phR9abCdc14GgzQCz8Z

Achieved what I set out to do without being set back by semantics. Looks to me like something is behind the canvas.

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If it was behind the canvas you wouldn't see anything, because the canvas is opaque. It looks like all you did was toggle the Clip Content button that JC recommended. That button does not have any effect on what's published. It's purely an editor setting.

And using correct technical terminology is not "semantics," unless you have no interest in communicating clearly... which I suspect may be the case.

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andrzejwpAuthor

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HAHAHAHA. You are correct, JC was helpful.

Thank you JoãoCésarfor being analytical, and patient.

And thank you macpawel for a great suggestion.

macpawel

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This is the reason it's great option

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andrzejwpAuthor

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Although the info you guys are providing will be useful to me in the future (and the giph is funny), it doesn't address my dilemma. Yes, the ultimate goal is a pan, but the initial issue is sizing, not animation. Animate allows me to scale the stage, but I still don't know how to "layer" the image/content behind it without warping it. Attaching a visual aid.

macpawel

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Try to animate camera view - it is great for panoramic view

pawel

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That would be complete overkill for animating a single symbol. The camera tool is intended for easily performing camera moves on multiple objects at once.

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ClayUUID

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The question you pose in your title, and the question you pose in your post, are completely different questions, with completely different answers. Perhaps you should describe the visual effect you're after without attempting to use any technical jargon.

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andrzejwpAuthor

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Trying to create a 16x9 animated video. The image I‘m importing is a different shape, a large square, but I don’t want to crop it. I want to pan across it from corner to corner but using the 16x9 frame. When I animate in Photoshop, I can place the larger image behind the 16x9 frame. Not sure how to do that here, thanks.