How to crop, scale and overlay 2 video clips

[italiangen]

Hi,  I'm a bit confused on how to crop two different clips and then merge or overlay one onto the other.  Here is a small snip of what I'm trying to do.  Just the step and I think I can figure it out. 

As usual, thanks for your help!

PeterD

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CDw19Y7wOxCX4eX9UzNmZN4Tt38Znv1e

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

It's fairly straightforward.

The clips will be on different tracks, each with an FX box. The clip on the upper track will overlay the clip on the lower track

On Track 2 (upper track) click the FX and add a Crop effect. You can keep the AR the same or make the crop any ratio you wish.

Monitor the result in the Sequence preview window. You should now see some of the lower video track.

Click the FX in the Track 1 (Lower) video and do the same.

You can move either of the cropped frames to another position by adding a Position effect to them and then dragging them to where you want.

Nat

 

[italiangen]

Thanks Nat.  So If I understand correctly, I don't have to crop the left had side of the lower clip so that I can have more space to overlay the upper clip?  The space I have in the lower clip is not large enough to view the entire slide of the upper clip.  So do I have to Scale the upper clip?  Thanks.

[italiangen]

Hi Nat,  I think I got it.  Part of it was to un-check the AR Maintain in the Scale and to re-position both independently without cropping.   Thanks for your help.  PeterD