Picture in Picture

The Picture in Picture effect allows you to resize and position clips for picture-in-picture compositing.

1. Add two media clips to your project. The video that you want to display as a picture over a background picture should be on the top track. The background picture should be on the lower track.

2. Open the video effect widow, expand the OFX folder and choose the Picture-in-Picture effect.

   1. To apply the effect to the track; drag the effect to the track header.

   2. To apply the effect to an event; drag the effect to the event.

   You now see the top video in the default PiP positioned in the middle of the preview window.

3. There are two different methods for changing the location of the PiP; using the controls in the Video FX window or by manipulating it directly in the Preview window.

   Using the Video FX window:

   1. In the video FX window click the arrow to the left of Location
   2. Click and drag the position control to reposition the PiP window.
   3. You can also type specific coordinates into the Location text box

   Using the Preview window:

   1. Click and drag anywhere inside the PiP window in the preview window. When you are in window-move mode the border will turn green.

4. There are two different methods for changing the size of the PiP; using the controls in the Video FX window or by manipulating it directly in the Preview window.

   Using the Video FX window:

   1. Drag the Scale slider or type a specific number into the Scale text box.

   Using the Preview window:

   1. When the Video FX window is open adjustment handles are located on each corner and on the edges of the PiP window. These handles enable you to change the size of the PiP window. When you access these handles the borders turn red.
   2. Position your mouse over one of the adjustment handles. The mouse changes to a 4-way pointing arrow. Click and drag a corner adjustment handle to resize while maintaining the aspect ratio.

In VEGAS Pro, some additional settings of the Picture-in-Picture FX are available:

• You can also adjust the angle of the PiP using either the Video FX window or the Preview window.

  • To adjust the angle using the Video FX window, move the Angle slider or type a specific number into the Angle text box.

  • To adjust the angle using the Video Preview window, point your mouse anywhere along the circle inside the PiP window and your mouse will change to a curving arrow. Click and drag the circle. The control borders will change to the color purple.

• With Mode: you can change the Mode setting from Fixed Shape to Fixed Parallelogram or Free Form to not to maintain the form and/or aspect ratio of the picture:

  • In Mode Fixed Parallelogram you can shift the sides of the picture to get a parallelogram, where the opposite sides stay at the same length. Use the Shear slider in the FX window to shift the vertical sides or move the corner points to achieve an arbitrary parallelogram.

  • The Mode Free Form enables you to distort the picture into an arbitrary quadrangle where the opposite sides' length can differ. Adjust your picture with the four Corner points controls in the FX window or click and drag the corner adjustment handles in the Preview window.

• To adjust the Opacity of the PiP, drag the Opacity slider in the Video FX window or type a specific number into the Opacity text box.