Thanks guys, just what I needed. All the best,
Julian On 21 July 2010 23:58, Marco Donnarumma <de...@thesaddj.com> wrote: > Hi Julian, > sorry if you already did it, but you might be interested in surfing through > the Help browser (ctrl+b) > manuals > 2.Image/ > That includes all you need to know to solve these kind of problems. > > However [translate] moves the [rectangle] on X, Y and Z axis. > Your movie is texturized onto the [rectangle]. > Therefore the dimension of the rectangle represent the ratio of your movie. > > Divide the width (in pixel) of your movie by its height to get the exact > ratio, then set properly [rectangle] dimension. > > Say you have a movie 800x600px. > > 800 / 600 = 1.333 > > (we assume 3 is your maximum height for [rectangle]) > > 3 * 1.333 = 4 > > your ratio = 4/3 > therefore what you need is [rectangle 4 3] > > this is just a rough solution, but it might help you understanding the > issue. > > best, > > M > > > > > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:25:49 +0100 >> From: J bz <jbee...@googlemail.com> >> Subject: [PD] GEM - The Relationship Between [translate] and >> [rectangle]? >> To: pd-list@iem.at >> Message-ID: >> <aanlktildpzsqkxgne4ghuxdjn6m_u5kmqbypkbz-d...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> >> Hey again, >> >> So, >> >> I have my 3 avi's with 3 seperate [gemheads] which I can now move around >> the >> [gemwin]. Cool. >> >> Could someone enlighten me towards the relationships between [translate] >> and >> [rectangle] please? >> >> I would like to keep the original aspect ratios for the 3 avi's. Avi 1 is >> an odd shape - w432 h768 - (it's approximately half of my laptop desktop >> recorded with RecordMyDesktop) and avi 2&3 are recorded off bog-standard >> camera's, so are 320x240. The larger file is on the left of my gemwindow >> with the 2 other avi's to the right, one above the other. I have added >> the >> widths of film 1 and film 2 with little borders which gives [dimen 762 >> 768(. I can move the files around and get an approximate fit moving >> between >> each [translate] and [rectangle] but I get the feeling there is a more >> rigorous approach. >> >> Apologies in advance if I have missed something in the helpfiles or >> various >> tutorials but I can't seem to find the info I'm looking for. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Julian >> > > > -- > Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD > Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer, Teacher - Edinburgh, UK > > > PORTFOLIO: http://marcodonnarumma.com > LAB: http://www.thesaddj.com | http://cntrl.sourceforge.net | > http://www.flxer.net > EVENT: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net >
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