Hi Julian,<br>sorry if you already did it, but you might be interested in surfing through the Help browser (ctrl+b) &gt; manuals &gt; 2.Image/<br>That includes all you need to know to solve these kind of problems.<br><br>However [translate] moves the [rectangle] on X, Y and Z axis.<br>
Your movie is texturized onto the [rectangle].<br>Therefore the dimension of the rectangle represent the ratio of your movie.<br><br>Divide the width (in pixel) of your movie by its height to get the exact ratio, then set properly [rectangle] dimension.<br>
<br>Say you have a movie 800x600px.<br><br>800 / 600 = 1.333<br><br>(we assume 3 is your maximum height for [rectangle])<br><br>3 * 1.333 = 4<br><br>your ratio = 4/3<br>therefore what you need is [rectangle 4 3]<br><br>this is just a rough solution, but it might help you understanding the issue.<br>
<br>best,<br><br>M<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:25:49 +0100<br>
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Subject: [PD] GEM - The Relationship Between [translate] and<br>
        [rectangle]?<br>
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Hey again,<br>
<br>
So,<br>
<br>
I have my 3 avi&#39;s with 3 seperate [gemheads] which I can now move around the<br>
[gemwin].  Cool.<br>
<br>
Could someone enlighten me towards the relationships between [translate] and<br>
[rectangle] please?<br>
<br>
I would like to keep the original aspect ratios for the 3 avi&#39;s.  Avi 1 is<br>
an odd shape  - w432 h768 - (it&#39;s approximately half of my laptop desktop<br>
recorded with RecordMyDesktop) and avi 2&amp;3 are recorded off bog-standard<br>
camera&#39;s, so are 320x240. The larger file is on the left of my gemwindow<br>
with the 2 other avi&#39;s to the right, one above the other.  I have added the<br>
widths of film 1 and film 2 with little borders which gives [dimen 762<br>
768(.  I can move the files around and get an approximate fit moving between<br>
each [translate] and [rectangle] but I get the feeling there is a more<br>
rigorous approach.<br>
<br>
Apologies in advance if I have missed something in the helpfiles or various<br>
tutorials but I can&#39;t seem to find the info I&#39;m looking for.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Julian<br></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD<br>Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer, Teacher - Edinburgh, UK<br><br><br>PORTFOLIO: <a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com">http://marcodonnarumma.com</a><br>
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