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[ALLISON1900]

I RECORDED A VIDEO VERTICAL AND IT HAS BLACK ON EITHER SIDE UNLIKE IT WOULD BE IF I RECORDED IT HORIZONTAL ... IS THERE A WAY TO ADD PICTURES OR SOMETHING ON THE SIDE WHERE I WOULD NOT JUST BE BLACK ON THE SCREEN. 

[borate]

Higher numbered tracks overlay lowered numbered tracks.

Place a background image on track one.  Place the less-than-full-screen image on track two.  The background will be seen around the edges.

[ALLISON1900]

THANKS I WILL TRY THAT 

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

.....and if you don't want a coloured background just place your clip on track 1 and use the SCALE effect to stretch it horizontally to fill the frame from side to side and use the Blur effect to...well..BLUR it. Now place you r clip again on Track 2.....

Nat

[ALLISON1900]

HOW DO I USE THE SCALE EFFECTS.. SORRY I AM LOST USING THIS PROGRAM. I HAVE MY TRANSITIONS ETC. IN PLACE BUT THIS HAS GOT ME HUNG UP. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP 

[borate]

Click the FX button at the bottom-left of a clip.  The effects window appears.  Click the large green + sign and then the SCALE effect.

For more info click the ? at the top-right of the Videopad window, to see the help topics.  There are many tutorials...http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23872-videopad-tutorials/

[Nationalsolo]

Hi Allison

That's the way to go...

Once the SCALE control window opens...

In your case as you want to stretch the image horizontally, if you untick the Maintain AR box you can alter the Horizontal scale to stretch the image  to fill the screen. (Move the respective slider or enter a value in the box) You can monitor the effect in the Clip Preview window.  If you leave the box ticked the image will retain its shape (Aspect ratio) irrespective which control you alter. Offset will move the adjusted image Up/Down. The right hand side (the graph) enables you to set the effect you make at the red cursor line position and fix it with keyframes by clicking the small green + at the top. Moving the cursor along and resetting the values to something different and then making another keyframe etc. will animate the clip with your changes between the keyframes. Worth having a play with if you've never done it before. You can remove any effects made to the clip by clicking the small white x  on the blue bar associated with the particular effect. And just to finish, you can add multiple effects to a clip. e.g. Click the big green + and select Blur. (Under the Effects Filters section) You will now see  (in this case) both effects listed for the clip in question, the most recent at the top...

Load a clip or an image and have a play.

Hope this helps.

Nat