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Magnifying and repositioning the view in the monitors, To pan around a zoomed image

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Control Position In Scene Tab Scene Orientation In Scene Scene Size in Scene Scene Input Offset Input Pan and Zoom Pan and Zoom Description Controls the size and position of the layer plane. See "Changing the position and scale of a layer plane" on page 92. Controls the perspective of the layer plane in all three axes. See "Changing the orientation of a layer plane" on page 93. Controls the scale of the layer plane independent of the Z setting in the Position In Scene control. This option lets you scale the layer plane of the input clip in sets that lock the other Scene controls. See "Rescaling the input clip's layer plane in a virtual set" on page 92. Controls the size and position of the image on the layer plane. See "Moving and scaling an input within the layer plane: Input Offset controls" on page 95. Controls the region of the composited scene that will be shown for every frame of the exported output movie. See "Panning and zooming" on page 99. Magnifying and repositioning the view in the monitors You can pan and zoom within the Input Preview Monitor and Output Preview Monitor to move to and magnify any area of interest. To zoom, position the pointer over the monitor and roll the mouse wheel; or drag vertically in the monitor with the Zoom tool . To zoom in the Output Preview Monitor, use the Magnify Preview slider on the Keyer tab. To pan around a zoomed image, drag in the monitor with the Move tool . With the Pan tool or Zoom tool selected, you can hold down the Ctrl key to temporarily activate the other tool. To return a monitor to full-frame view, click the button beneath the monitor. Reverting to the full-frame view when you're finished examining part of the image with the Output Preview Monitor zoomed can help you avoid problems. These problems may result because you changed the size, position, and orientation of one or more layers, but forgot that the Output Preview Monitor was zoomed. NOTE User interface 33

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User interface
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Magnifying and repositioning the view in the monitors
You can pan and zoom within the Input Preview Monitor and Output Preview Monitor to
move to and magnify any area of interest.
To zoom, position the pointer over the monitor and roll the mouse wheel; or drag
vertically in the monitor with the Zoom tool
.
To zoom in the Output Preview Monitor, use the Magnify Preview slider on the Keyer
tab.
To pan around a zoomed image, drag in the monitor with the Move tool
. With the
Pan tool or Zoom tool selected, you can hold down the Ctrl key to temporarily activate
the other tool.
To return a monitor to full-frame view, click the
button beneath the monitor.
Control
Tab
Description
Position In Scene
Scene
Controls the size and position of the layer plane.
See
“Changing the position and scale of a layer
plane” on page 92
.
Orientation In Scene
Scene
Controls the perspective of the layer plane in all
three axes. See
“Changing the orientation of a
layer plane” on page 93
.
Size in Scene
Scene
Controls the scale of the layer plane independent
of the Z setting in the Position In Scene control.
This option lets you scale the layer plane of the
input clip in sets that lock the other Scene controls.
See
“Rescaling the input clip’s layer plane in a
virtual set” on page 92
.
Input Offset
Input
Controls the size and position of the image on the
layer plane. See
“Moving and scaling an input
within the layer plane: Input Offset controls”
on page 95
.
Pan and Zoom
Pan and
Zoom
Controls the region of the composited scene that
will be shown for every frame of the exported
output movie. See
“Panning and zooming”
on page 99
.
NOTE
Reverting to the full-frame view when you’re finished examining part of the image with
the Output Preview Monitor zoomed can help you avoid problems. These problems may
result because you changed the size, position, and orientation of one or more layers, but
forgot that the Output Preview Monitor was zoomed.