Based on Area Covered by the Camera

Using the Expand Image operation, you can opt to scale up the image using the Based on the Area Covered by the Camera option. This option will expand your image to fit within the camera’s view and apply padding to ensure your image is action safe.

When expanding using the Based on the Area Covered by the Camera, you can apply the AI operation to both a static camera or to the path of a camera move. If the camera is static, the AI will generate enough pixels to fit the boundary of the camera and apply padding around the border of the camera based on the X and Y-axes values that were input.

If there is a camera move, then the AI will generate pixels along the motion path of the camera. The image won’t move with the camera, rather it will be scaled up large enough to ensure that there are pixels within the camera’s field of vision at all times. The padding will be applied to the overall scale of the expanded image based on the beginning and end position of the camera move.

The expansion will be generated based on the camera of your Panel or Scene. The Panel option will expand your image to fit the camera in the current panel whether the camera is static or in motion. The Scene option will expand your image to match a camera move that spans multiple panels on the Timeline.

NOTE By default the X and Y-axes are linked. In order to expand your image on only one axis or to offset the distribution of generated pixels, you can unlink the axes in the Expand Image dialog by clicking the lock icon.

For more information about camera moves, see About Camera Movements .

  1. Set your Camera.

  2. Select your image.

  3. Select Layer from the top of the interface.

  4. Open the AI Operations dropdown menu.

  5. Select Expand Image.

    The Expand Image dialog will appear.

  6. Select the Based on the Area Covered by the Camera Move checkbox.

  7. Select whether to track the camera of the Panel or Scene.

  8. Input the percentage value of X and Y-axes for padding.

  9. Click OK.

    The Expand Image window will appear.

  10. Review the processed expanded image.

  11. Click OK.

Once you click OK, the image will expand to fit all frames covered by the camera. The percentage value of pixels will be applied to the padding of your image’s border. The padding will be applied to the portion of your image that stretches beyond the boundary of the camera.

NOTE At the bottom of the Expand Image dialog, there is a disclaimer advising that no image can be expanded beyond 5k resolution.