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Resize layout items – Epiphan Pearl Mini Live Video Production System User Manual

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Resize and position items using percents or pixels

Item

Description

axis

. (I.e. the item takes up 60% of the layout's width – represented by a thin red bar above the

percent box).

If using pixels, this value is

the item's width, in pixels

, with a maximum pixel width (i.e. frame

size) identified in your channel's encoding settings

Configure encoding

.

4

The percentage of blank space (or number of pixels) from

right to left

on the layout's horizontal

axis. (I.e. the item is displaced 20%, or 200px, to the left).

5

The percentage of blank space (or number of pixels) from

the bottom upward

on the layout's

horizontal axis. (I.e. the item is displaced 10%, or 100px, from the bottom up).

6

If using percents, this is the items percentage of

total height on the layout's vertical axis

.

(I.e. the item takes up 80% of the layout's height – represented by a thin red bar to the left of the
percent box).

If using pixels, this value is

the item's height, in pixels

, with a maximum pixel width (i.e. frame

size) identified in your channel's encoding settings

Configure encoding

.

7

The percentage of blank space (or number of pixels) from

the top downward

on the layout's

vertical axis. (I.e. the item is displaced 10%, or 200px, from the top down).

Resize layout items

The easiest way to resize a layout item is to use the

center adjustment boxes

(annotated as #3 and #6 in

the image above) on each of the horizontal and vertical axes to set your item's width and height respectively.
You can also use your mouse cursor to select the corners and manipulate them into the size you want. Hold
the shift key while doing so to keep the frame size constant. If you need to

crop

your image, see

Crop a video

source

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