Editing an element within an image to set ratio without moving it?

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Anyone help me with a problem? It's a bit odd, I guess...

Is there a quick, easy way to make the colour image *6x4* ratio WITHOUT MOVING IT within the black frame? (Important: It really must not move within the larger black frame)

I realise I could manually make a black mask with a transparent 6x4 window as a new layer, but I have 80+ frames to do, so that would take forever. Also, the images within the image are different sizes.

Anyone?

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A bit of context: I'm working on a video where each frame is black with a small image (the one above is a dummy). The frames are lined up pefectly. I want to crop to 6x4 to make the images look like photos.
 
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You are obviously far more intelligent than me, because I hardly understood a word of all that ...
 
Or I explained it really badly... (Have now edited)
 
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Still don't quite understand, sorry. If you were going to make a mask would it be in the same position and the same size on each image? If so can't you just create an action or a droplet?

If not then I can't imagine how you might automate it. You might be able to use actions or custom keyboard shortcuts to speed up parts of the process, and you might be able to duplicate layers from one image to another.

If the problem is just selecting the desired ratio - 6x4 - then I'm pretty sure that when using the rectangular selection tool you can set the ratio in the toolbar - if that's visible. I can't remember to shortcut to make it visible but it'll be on the window menu somewhere.

(I'm assuming that you're using Photoshop, btw)
 
Define "without moving it" - which bit isn't to move?

If the answer is "the bottom right hand corner of the inset image" it may be easier (ie doable in Lightroom) than any other answer..
 
juggler said:
If the problem is just selecting the desired ratio - 6x4 - then I'm pretty sure that when using the rectangular selection tool you can set the ratio in the toolbar - if that's visible.
Click to expand...

Yes, that's it! Never used it before, but can select 6x4 using that, inverse selection and fill black (without creating new layer). Leaves a 6x4 image. Thanks!
 
If the window is going to be in the same place in every frame, how about creating a layer with the correct sized transparent window then dropping it over every frame (?C&P?).
 
Because the size of the window is different for each frame - see animation above. Thanks.
 
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