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# Resize Menu Settings

## Source Settings

Use the Source settings to set or animate the position and size of the crop box.

### Position/Scale Settings

X Position field
  Displays the horizontal position from the centre of the crop box relative to the centre of the source frame, in pixels. Drag left or right, or click to enter a new X Position value.

Y Position field
  Displays the vertical position from the centre of the crop box relative to the centre of the source frame, in pixels. Drag left or right, or click to enter a new Y Position value.

X Scale field
  Displays the horizontal scale of the crop box relative to the Crop Box Width field value, as a percentage. Drag left or right, or click to enter a new X Scale value.

Y Scale field
  Displays the vertical scale of the crop box relative to the Crop Box Height field value, as a percentage. Drag left or right, or click to enter a new Y Scale value.

Crop Mode box
  Select an option to determine the scaling behaviour of the crop box while repositioning or rescaling. Use Free to adjust the crop box freely. Use Prop to use the current Crop Box Width and Crop Box Height settings proportionally. Use Source or Destination to use the respective aspect ratio for the crop box.

Source Ratio field
  Displays the aspect ratio of the crop box in the source frame. Editable.

### Crop Options Settings

Crop Box Width field
  Displays the current width setting of the crop box, in pixels. Editable.

Crop Box Height field
  Displays the current height setting of the crop box, in pixels. Editable.

Source Width button
  Uses the width settings of the source frame for the Crop Box Width field.

Source Height button
  Uses the height settings of the source frame for the Crop Box Height field.

Source Frame button
  Uses the width and height settings of the source frame for the Crop Box Width and Crop Box Height fields, respectively.

Destination Width button
  Uses the width settings of the destination frame for the Crop Box Width field.

Destination Height button
  Uses the height settings of the destination frame for the Crop Box Height field.

Destination Frame button
  Uses the width and height settings of the destination frame for the Crop Box Width and Crop Box Height fields, respectively.

Crop Box Border colour pot
  Displays the current colour of the crop box border. Editable.

Crop Box Line Style box
  Select the line style for the crop box.

### Source Pre-Rendering

Source Pre-Rendering buttons
  Select a conversion method to use for the resize. Use the Both Fields button when both source and destination formats are interlaced or progressive. Use the Field Merge button to combine the two fields of the source clip. Use the Deinterlace button to select one field, in which case the Source Pre-Rendering Field box is enabled.

Source Pre-Rendering Field box
  Select a field to use for the resize. Active when the Deinterlace Source Pre-Rendering button is enabled.

## Resizing Settings

Use the Resize settings to change the size of a clip.

Resize Field Format box
  Select an option to determine whether the resize is performed on progressive or interlaced frames, if both source and destination clips are interlaced. If either clip is progressive, the resize operation is always progressive.

Fit Method box
  Select a fit method to be applied to the selected clip.

Precision field
  Displays the frequency cut-off point used during resize. Editable.

Crisp/Soft field
  Displays the amount of blurring used during resize. Editable.

Resize Filter box
  This option is available when Letterbox, Crop Edges or Fill is selected from the Fit Method box. Select the filter option to determine the quality of the interpolated resize result.

Aspect button
  This option is available when Letterbox or Crop Edges is selected from the Fit Method box. Enable to use non-square pixel formats. Active when Fit Method is set to Crop Edges or Letterbox.

Destination Padding colour pot
  Displays the colour used for padding the destination frame when the source image is smaller than the destination. Editable.

Adaptive Deinterlacing button
  Enable to use data from the adjoining interlaced field to improve the results of the resizing algorithm. This is most effective for clips containing stationary objects.

Adaptive Deinterlacing field
  Displays the amount of data used from the adjoining field for adaptive interlacing during resize. Active when Adaptive button is enabled.

## Destination Settings

Use the Destination settings to define the format of the resized clip.

Resolution Presets box
  Select a resolution for the new clip. Select Custom to specify a non-standard resolution.

Width field
  Displays the custom width resolution of the clip. Editable.

Height field
  Displays the custom width resolution of the clip. Editable.

Aspect Ratio Presets box
  Select a standard frame aspect ratio. Select the Set to w:h option to set the clip to use square pixels. Select Custom to define a custom frame aspect ratio in the Aspect Ratio field.

Aspect Ratio field
  Displays the custom render/output aspect ratio. Editable

Frame Depth box
  Select the render/output frame depth of clips.

Scan Mode box
  Select the scan mode of clips.

Crop/Lock Output button
  Enable to lock the destination resolution to match the crop box. Use this option to animate the resolution of a clip and change it on a per-frame basis. Available when you access Resize settings.