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glennm16330209
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January 8, 2019
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Adjustment layer, transform effect, and scaling individual images

  • January 8, 2019
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This might be an obvious question, but I can't quite seem to make my adjustment layer work the way I expect. I'm trying to make a time-lapse with a pile of still images, which I created using the "Automate to sequence..." tool. This seems fine, except that the original images are quite a bit larger than 1920x1080, and I'd like to do a bit of scaling and cropping. I added the "Transform" effect to an adjustment layer above the sequence, but the "Scale" option isn't working how I expect. If I add the Transform effect to an individual image and set a scale of, say 50%, it "zooms out" like I'd expect. However, if I set Scale to a number less than 100% in the adjustment layer transform effect, it just makes it a smaller, sort-of-cropped image of the original view, which isn't really helpful. Is there some subtlety to using the transform effect in an adjustment layer that I'm missing?

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    Correct answer Christian.Z

    I could not replicate the Issue, It is working fine with me.
    Can you please share a screenshot or a screen-recording of the Issue? Also what version of Premiere are you using?

    Meanwhile, as a workaround:
    1- select all clips/stills, Right click --> Scale to frame size or Set to Frame size.
    2- Apply a transform effect directly on one of them, set the desired scale, save it as a preset and apply it to the rest, OR Copy/paste attributes

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    glennm16330209
    Known Participant
    January 9, 2019

    Aha, thanks, that all makes sense! I tried a couple of your suggestions; I've decided that since I want the same transformations to every image, setting up one and saving the effect as a preset worked the best for my exact case. Thanks for the replies, I feel like I understand adjustment layers a bit better, and now I've had a chance to play with nesting clips and creating presets, which I really should have learned before. Much appreciated!

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2019

    if I set Scale to a number less than 100% in the adjustment layer transform effect, it just makes it a smaller, sort-of-cropped image of the original view,

    That is expected: the AL is 1920x1080 the same as the sequence and not the dimension of your larger images; hence the cropping.

    Nesting will not work as it takes on the same dimension as the sequence: 1920x1080; same issue.

    Follow Christians advice.

    Legend
    January 8, 2019

    Make the sequence the same size as the images.  You can export to HD size later.

    Christian.Z
    Community Expert
    Christian.ZCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2019

    I could not replicate the Issue, It is working fine with me.
    Can you please share a screenshot or a screen-recording of the Issue? Also what version of Premiere are you using?

    Meanwhile, as a workaround:
    1- select all clips/stills, Right click --> Scale to frame size or Set to Frame size.
    2- Apply a transform effect directly on one of them, set the desired scale, save it as a preset and apply it to the rest, OR Copy/paste attributes

    Dr. Ayman Raafat Ph.D
    Inspiring
    January 8, 2019

    try to use the nest option from   Clip > Nest so that you can apply the transform effect to all your still images , otherwise if you want to keep them all in front of your timeline you can try to adjust one and then copy and paste attributes to all the other ones .

    Ayman