Exported Video Not Zoomed to 100%

[DonSThompson]

Of course I’m brand new to Shotcut so here come the dumb questions.

This is more of a curiosity question. When I load a video, it seems to come in at 50% zoom, which includes the entire video frame, with the black bars on either side. Setting the zoom to 100% shows a closer cropped view. Seems like the 100% view would be showing the entire video frame. All videos are records at 1080p 24 fps.

So I set the zoom to 100 and then export. One out of 4 times, it kept the zoom.
The Frame Grab also does the same thing.

[Hudson555x]

There are a few zooms within Shotcut. There is a filter zoom and a preview zoom. Are you referring to Zoom within the filter Size, Position & Rotate?

As with other video editors, the first important step to Shotcut is to set the correct Video Mode (Resolution/FPS) for your project.

What does Shotcut show in the Properties window for your video clip? Does the resolution match up with the Video Mode?

• Properties → Select clip
  

• Properties → Click on “Output”
  
  

In your project, do your resolution/fps match?

[DonSThompson]

Hmm…they don’t. Which of these properties is derived from the video clip itself and which should I adjust to match the other?

I can only include one pic in my post because I’m, “new”.

Output properties:
Resolution 1920x1080
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Frame Rate 24 fps
Scan Mode Progressive
Colorspace ITU-R BT.709

[DonSThompson]

The goal is to have the video on the Left and not the one shown on YouTube

[Hudson555x]

YouTube will accept any resolution for a video. You could just set a custom Video Mode for your video clip.

There is no real need to set a name, but if you ever wanted to use this same setting again, you could recall it. Settings → Video Mode → Custom → named preset
Example:

If you want a 1920x1080 video, leave the video mode resolution the same, but change the FPS to match.

You would need to apply either a Crop: Source (Center checked) filter, or a Size, Position & Rotate with zoom to not have black bars. There is also a Distort setting. This morphs your video clip to the video mode resolution.

[Hudson555x]

Keeping within the 1920x1080 video mode, another option is using a filter called Blur: Pad.

Example:

[DonSThompson]

Thank you very much!