#Hitfilm express how to crop video 720p

Video editing is different in that there are actually firm rules for canvas size (480i/p 720p 1080i/p, 4k,etc) and frame rates (24, 25, 30, 50, 60, etc.). Now, let me try to explain in photo editing terms. You can independently change the canvas and media size. Much photo editing is destructive-you fundamentally change the pixels in the image permanently.

While there are guidelines for resolutions and print sizes, there are no firm rules. Photo editing is focused on a specific, single image. Video editing is fundamentally different from photo editing. Lots of options depending on how you are intending to use the you and are making a fundamental error in your assumptions and workflow approach. If you want the masked area to then fill the project/composite dimensions you can scale it to fit as necessary, If you want to keep the masked size you can move the masked piece around the to a new position if that is what you desire. In other words, Hitfilm is only showing what of the source actually fits in the output dimensions.Īs you have seen, if you mask, then you have empty/blank space outside the mask. Hitfilm will be automatically 'cropping' the source to the output dimension and you can move the source frame around to get the proper 640x480 view you are looking for in the larger source. Then place the larger media into the smaller timeline.

Setup your Hitfilm project or composite to your output dimension. So assume you want 640x480 out and your source is 1920x1080. Editors don't change the project output dimension on the fly and this includes Hitfilm. Similar to what Steve mentioned, like going from 1920x1080 to 640x480.

It is a little unclear exactly what you are trying to accomplish but going by your visual example 'desired' it looks like you have a source video of some larger dimension than you want in your results.