Yes, that is how I do it in FCE. On 17 Mar 2007 00:35:50 -0700, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way it's done in FCP is: > 1) Place your video you want to be the small window in the timeline > 2) Double click that clip so it goes into the viewer > 2) Select the tab at the top of the viewer that says "Motion" > 3) Inside "Basic Motion", Change the "Scale" so it's less than "100" > 4) Also inside "Basic Motion", next to where it says "Center", there's > a circle with a "+" in it. Click that, and move the cursor to the > canvas. The cursor will turn into a "+" and when you press and hold > the mouse button, you'll be able to place your picture-in-picture > anywhere you want it. > 5) Also in the "Motion" tab, you might want to add a Drop Shadow. > 6) Place the clip you just edited on a higher video track than your > fullscreen video. > > > I assume it works exactly the same way in FCE. > > -- > Bill C. > http://TheLab.ReelSolid.TV > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "quietleader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I apologize if this questions is "off topic." (I just get the sense > there are lots of Final Cut > > experts in this group) > > > > My question: Is it possible to produce a "video within a video" > using Final Cut Express? > > > > The best way to describe what I want is with an analogy: Some > television sets allow you to > > watch a main channel, and show a second channel in a smaller window > down in the corner. > > > > Is it possible to create the equivalent with Final Cut Express, and > how would it be done? Or is > > Final Cut Pro/Studio required? > > > > Thanks! > > Warren > > > > >
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