Set the import size of large images in Motion
You can set an option in the Settings window to import large still images at their original size or scaled to fit the canvas size.
In Motion, choose Motion > Settings (or press Command-Comma).
In the Still Images & Layers area of the Project pane, click the Large Stills pop-up menu and choose a setting.
There are two options:
Do Nothing: Imports the image at its original size.
In the following example, a 1920 x 1080 image is imported into a Broadcast HD 720 project (1280 x 720) with Do Nothing selected in Settings. The image is larger than the canvas.
Scale to Canvas Size: Imports and scales the image to fit the project size while maintaining the image’s native aspect ratio. The scaling is the equivalent of using the Select/Transform tool to scale down the image in the canvas while pressing Shift.
To confirm that the image is merely transformed and has not changed resolution, you can select the image file in the Media list, then open the Media Inspector.
The Fixed Width and Fixed Height parameters display the resolution of the original file.
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