Help with image clipping in FCP 7 video filters

Hi there,
     I'm working with an image with text (one jpeg, the other psd), and when I apply a video filter (glow, bloom, or the like) that extends the outside of the image, it clips the edges.
     I've tried expanding the area around the image in photoshop before I import to FCP, but the layer still hugs the image.
      Is there a way to use the effects without clipping the edges?

You're in the wrong forum for FCP 7. this is FCP X.
Ask your question here:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_stud io
Andy

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Help with image clipping with FCP 7 video filters

Hi there,
     I'm working with an image with text (one jpeg, the other psd), and when I apply a video filter (glow, bloom, or the like) that extends the outside of the image, it clips the edges.
     I've tried expanding the area around the image in photoshop before I import to FCP, but the layer still hugs the image.
      Is there a way to use the effects without clipping the edges?

The question was; "Are the still images the same pixel dimensions as your Sequence in FCP?"
Your Sequence in FCP has pixel dimensions. In SD it would probably be 720x480 or 720x486. In HD it could be 1280x720 or 1920x1080. Your still images also have pixel dimensions that could be any number at all. What I am asking is if the image pixel dimensions are at least the same or larger than your Sequence pixel dimensions.
-DH

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well...........l when I try to open Gif with the import and chose the video frames to layers...am getting a message saying I need Quicktime 7.1 to be able to do??? and when selecting import that is the only option I have to open my animated picture?...YOU HAVE BEEN SO MUCH HELP! THANK YOU SO MUCH...!
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:23:27 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Help with image ready on ps3 extended
I'm not sure anyone mentioned this but if not to open GIFs using the import you have to enter the GIF name as GIF isn't listed as one of the options.
It sounds like you are viewing the images in a maximized screen mode. To view more than one document, press F to cycle through the screen modes. FYI, only the contents of the currently selected document can be viewed in the layers palette.
I'll just talk about copy/paste so as not to confuse...
If you are going to copy/paste, click the frame around the dog document to target it. Your layers palette will now contain the contents of the dog document. Click on the layer in the layers palette with the selected dog over transparency. With that layer highlighted in your layers palette, press Ctrl A; then Ctrl C. (Select<Select All; Edit<copy if you prefer using the menu.) This will copy that layer into your clipboard.
Next, click the frame of the document containing the animation. Click the topmost layer in the layers palette because we want you dog to be in the top layer. Press Ctrl + V. (Edit<Paste if you prefer using the menu).
Your dog is most likely going to be too big. Use Edit<Free Transform to size and move the dog to the desired location.
At this point, your dog should be showing in each frame in the animation palette.
Example:
http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/25315/with-palettes-open.jpg
I'm using the older Image Ready me method. The highlighted place in the palette is where you switch methods between the old method and the new timeline. Notice, I have the layers and animation palette both in the workspace...and I'm not in a maximized mode. The red arrow shows the correlation between the frame and the layer represented by it in the layers palette.
Image:second-image.jpg
Here I have a second image to slip into my animation. I have the creature selected and on it's own layer with transparency around it. Notice that the the layer with the isolated creature is highlighted. At this stage, I'll press Ctrl + A; then Ctrl + C to select and save this image to my clipboard.
Image:creature-added.jpg
Here, I've pasted (Ctrl + V or Edit<Paste) in my creature and resized it (Ctrl + T or Edit<free transform) so he can be jumped. I also added a shadow under my creature which I added to a layer under my creature. Notice that when Frame on is selected in the animation palette that the eye is on both the creature and the shadow. If I click the eye to turn them (creature and shadow layer) off, they disappear from the entire animation. I can make them appear at any frame by clicking the desired frame in the animation then turning on the eye icon for the creature and shadow layer in the layers palette. I can also adjust opacity if desired.
You could even more than the one image if you want the dog to appear to move. Use the eyeball visibility to determine which pose will be used for that frame.
Example:
Image:jump-creature-gif.gif
Here, I used transform warp to adjust the pose of the creature for a few frames as he's jumping the creature...just for fun.
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yes, sorry i do wish to click on individual images but dont know how to code that
as i mentioned i have 6 images that load into an array and then into a container and i think that maybe the problem is that i have the listener on the container so when i click on any image it gives the same results.
what i would like is have code thats says
if i click on image 1 then do this
if i click on image 2 then do something different
etc
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I'm having a problem with my movie clips playing
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The best remedy for clipping audio is re-recording at the proper levels. Once audio is clipped, its usually toast.
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Well, sigh, that's not going to work.
I love how I can do months of research to choose the best camera for my needs and budget, which is NO easy task these days, but surprisingly find it on the unsupported list when it's a very popular camera. So, while it seems to support a whole bunch of other AVCHD options from Sony, not the NEX cameras.
The NEX cameras are the latest generation of mirrorless cameras (which, ironically, are great b/c they give dSLR quality still images while actually producing HD video that always records silently and stays in focus b/c it's mirrorless). The NEX 7 was just reviewed as Camera of the Year.
Bleh. Oh well. Maybe someday.
And, for anyone reading, Roxio Toast Titanium did convert it just fine but it took about 20 min or my time to set up a handful of clips and then a couple hours to complete converting them for the quality I was looking for. One was about 10 minutes of a kids' performance on Christmas and it took a long time. It's just not feasible given how many video clips I do with the camera a week - well, feasible when you consider all the cameras where this would be seamless.
Thanks for posting your reply - I appreciate it.

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