Images not displaying in full during playback in sequence window

[moira_near]

Hi

Apologies if this has been asked and answered a ton of times. I am making what should be a straightforward video for my daughters 13th birthday. I want to merge loads of photos with music. The problem is the photos all have different resolutions and aspect ratios, taken on various Iphones, androids and regular camera over the years. I also want to mix in some videos taken on varous devices. I have imported all but on playback lots of the images are not displaying in full, only partial. 

Is there a suquence setting that will uniformly adapt all the various resolutions and ratios so they all display in full while I edit the timeline? or do I first need to convert all images and videos to the same res/ratio?

If someone had an idiot proof guide to how I do this it would be much appreciated.

thanks.

[Bill Sprague]

To scale multiple clips to fit the frame size in Premiere Pro, select the clips, right-click, and choose "Set to Frame Size" to maintain original resolution, or "Scale to Frame Size" to resample and rasterize to the frame size.

[Peru Bob]

If you intend to zoom at all, or are using the Ken Burns Effect, use Set to Frame size.

[moira_near]

Hi guys,

thanks for the replies on this. much appreciated, fit to frame seems to have worked. if I want to export the video so its plays on a smart Tv what are the best export settings in your opinions?

many thanks

[Peru Bob]

What are the pixel dimensions of the project?

Export to that size. H.264 is usually a good format.

MP4 is also good.

[PaulMurphy]

Another option is to use the Auto Reframe effect, which you can find in the Effects panel.

When applied to photos that have a different aspect ratio than your sequence, Auto Reframe automatically fills the frame while keeping the visually important parts—like faces—in view. It does this by intelligently cropping the image to maintain focus on key elements.

You can then use the Transform effect to add zooms or pans. This gives you more control over how the photo appears during playback, allowing for smooth motion and creative framing.

I walk through the process in this video: https://youtu.be/4T8n2QMU9pM