Help resizing video

[bingefeller]

I'm a complete beginner when it comes to Final Cut Pro.

I'm trying to resize a video and my issue is when I export it I get black boxes around the video.

The video information is this:

I import the video into Final Cut Pro using these settings:

I want to crop the video, whilst keeping the aspect ratio. For this, I am using the transform tool. I manage to resize the video, but when I export it I see black box around the video.

How can I transform the size and export the video without it having the black box around it? I want the transformed video to be the new size of the video, if that makes sense, so there are no black boxes visible.

I am using Final Cut Pro 11.0.

The unedited video looks like this in Quick Time Player -

when I crop the video it looks like this:

 

[Adora]

I have no clue. But this free app is easier to use for resizing:

HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder

HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder.

handbrake.fr

I also use this one:

Permute - Media Converter for macOS - Charlie Monroe Software

Convert audio, video and images to 50 different formats.

software.charliemonroe.net

 

[Altis]

Looks like something's wrong with your transform. Have a close look to make sure it isn't resizing the frame or doing something weird.

I don't see any reason it would do that from the video import/export data.

 

[bingefeller]

I have no clue. But this free app is easier to use for resizing:

HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder

HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder.

handbrake.fr

I also use this one:

Permute - Media Converter for macOS - Charlie Monroe Software

Convert audio, video and images to 50 different formats.

software.charliemonroe.net

Thanks - it seems to work ok in Handbrake with these settings. If this is the wrong way I'm doing it, then please let me know.

Looks like something's wrong with your transform. Have a close look to make sure it isn't resizing the frame or doing something weird.

I don't see any reason it would do that from the video import/export data.

There probably is some setting that I'm missing or something I'm doing wrong, but I can't work it out. I would love to be able to solve it, as I'm sure it can be done in Final Cut Pro.

 

[lin2log]

How is this in any way cropping the clip?? 🤨 You're coming in at 1280x720, setting the project up in 1280x720, and exporting it at 1280x720 as well. If you scale it below the project resolution, then obviously you're going to get the black frame, duh. It's not like FC doesn't show you that in the viewer, so I'm not sure what the confusion is about.

Do you not know what "cropping" means? And if that's what you want, you don't do anything in Final Cut Pro. You simply import, right-click the clip, choose New Project, and hit OK. Done. Final Cut will set up the project exactly to your clip's dimensions and frame rate! If you want to output it at a SMALLER resolution, then just select it in the export settings window??

That's called resizing not cropping. 🙄
But according to your Handbrake settings, you want a bizarre 900x506 resolution for whatever reason. If that's what you want you set up a project with a custom resolution in Final Cut Pro and export from there.
No Handbrake nonsense needed.