Rotate then transform

[moneill4068]

Whenever I rotate an image within a video then try to transform it to get it to the right position the effect and the transformation icons disappear. Do I have to transform it then rotate it? If so, any advice on ensuring the rotated image was moved to the correct location? Thank you.

[DylanC]

@moneill4068 - Do you want to rotate while keeping the center in the same position?

[moneill4068]

Ok, here is the situation. I have a downloaded special effect that is a fireball going from left to right. I need to have that same effect also go from right to left. So I load the image and rotate 180degrees so it is now heading in the right direction. I then attempt to hit transform to drag the fireball so it leaves from the correct position. I click on transform and I get the icons with the boxes in the corner and the circle in the center. I then try to drag it to the correct location and the fireball and the transform circle/boxes disappear.

[moneill4068]

The original effect (going from left to right) can be transformed and moved easily.

[moneill4068]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGcOgdpLYk&app=desktop

[DylanC]

@moneill4068 - Thanks.

[peanutbutterandcrackers]

@moneill4068 - Hey! This is a very easy issue to resolve! You should use the 'Location X' and 'Location Y' parameters in the special effect's clip-properties. The transform tool is apparently a new addition and it isn't that mature yet. And also, it's just a GUI wrapped around the actual parameter-setting, which is what makes openshot such a beloved video editor.

So, here's what you should do: After you rotate that thing, go to it's properties and drag the handle of the 'Location X' parameter. It'll move the clip along x-axis. Leave the 'Location Parameter' to 0. [I kinda' nicked it (screenshot) by a 0.01. 😆 ]

I have actually been able to do some pretty neat stuff using the parameters themselves. And, frankly, I think, once a person has actually mastered the use of keyframes and parameters, transform tool is for sissies. You'll understand that too, someday. No offense though. :D

I hope that helps.
P. S: I'm super glad that you actually made a video. That is quality issue-reporting. Please do continue to submit such quality issues. You're one of the best reporters here. :)

P. P. S: Here are some links to master keyframes and parameters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEyrC1v-M1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgi4esWA84M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3zIprwr1rk (Made by Mr. Jonathan Thomas, himself!)
https://www.openshot.org/static/files/user-guide/animation.html#
https://www.openshot.org/static/files/user-guide/clips.html#properties
[you'll catch 'em all, once you understand these. Good luck!]

[peanutbutterandcrackers]

@DylanC - I suggest we keep this issue open, however, to further improve the transform tool. Perhaps an 'enhancement' label would be suited? Or, better yet, you could create a new issue yourself that references this one and have it marked 'enhancement'?

Sorry if I'm being a little nosey. :D

[DylanC]

@peanutbutterandcrackers - Sounds good. I think a new issue would be better. What improvements are you thinking of?

[peanutbutterandcrackers]

@DylanC - I think we'll have to first address the instability of the tool. #991 It would also be nice if we could actually rotate with the transform tool. Also, it turns out, if I drag the corners, despite my intuition, and in contrary to what LibreOffice and other softwares do to images when dragged from the corner --- aspect ratio is not maintained. I'd like the aspect ration to be maintained when dragging by the corners.

I don't really know what else, right away. I wonder if it i
s possible to have discussion board thingies inside of github. That would be pretty helpful for the project...

[peanutbutterandcrackers]

@DylanC - Hey! This thing: https://github.com/blog/2471-introducing-team-discussions I'm not sure if it'll work for public discussions, though. TL;DR, TBH. 😄

[rexdk]

I think this issue was reported as bug #769 and closed with no action. And it was then reported as bug #991 and closed with no action. While I agree it would be an enhancement to have the transform tool work correctly, surely the fact that the tool does not work correctly makes this technically a bug, not an enhancement request.
I've had the same issue June 2020 - 2.5.1 Win10.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenShot/comments/glc7nt/transform_tool_too_sensitive/
Feels like a bug to me - I found the tool useless in my situation.

[ferdnyc]

@rexdk You'll be happy to know the Transform tool recently got a complete overhaul in #3366. I just tried out what you described using the latest development code, and everything seems solved. I'd suggest trying out the most recent Daily Build from https://openshot.org/download/

[ctsdownloads]

Marking resolved as of #3366

[rexdk]

@ctsdownloads This is not resolved in the daily build of 28Jul20 on my Win10 system - can the issue be opened again please?