Ferro Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 When exporting videos originally in PAL SD format to HD 720, VideoPad does this perfectly on the part of the original video in letterbox mode. The video itself is exactly 960 x 720 pixels with black stripes on both sides. But when I add left or right aligned text, VideoPad moves the text so that the text is partially on the black stripe(s). Is there a way to avoid this? I could of course move the text fields to the right or left, but I also want to export the video in SD mode for viewing in PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 What Videopad version? Upload a portable project sample - not the export - and someone will check this out for you. It's easy, takes but minutes and can be private. Just follow the steps here... Here's how... http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/ If it contains sensitive material link it in a personal message (PM). Click the envelope above. It won't be passed on or retained. Use FILE|SAVE PORTABLE PROJECT AS, not simply SAVE PROJECT. On the server, don't forget to copy a shared (public) link to paste into your post or PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Thanks, borate, for your advice. I made a short test project with texts. I have sent the saved portable project folder and an exported HD file to WeTansfer. The link to the files is https://we.tl/t-Yq6blQ7m66 My VideoPad version is 8.32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 If you don't want to move the text manually to within the image boundaries, then SCALE effect up to 1.33. No black bars. Export at any desired resolution. Text_Test.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferro Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Hi again, borate The solution you proposed certainly works if one can afford cropping the video. But this would not be nice e.g. in the case of cutting heads off. I found a workaround myself. VideoPro has the nice property that you can hide tracks during editing and export. So, I double the left or right aligned text clips on separate tracks, and hide the non-wanted ones during the export. I found out that when I move the text four squares to the right or left, it is OK in the exported HD file. For your information I send you the link to the new portable project file and an export in HD. https://we.tl/t-Y03MihdOuT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Yes, that's certainly a way to handle this if scaling/cropping isn't desired. Good thinking. Remember too that scaled video can be positioned, to feature the head, for example. Thanks for sharing your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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