Ken Burns Effect in Free Download

[Stevoe1]

Is the Ken Burns Effect (panning on stills) available in the free download version or do I have to get the paid Professional Version?

If I have to pay will the Home edition do it or do I need the Master?

Thanks

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

 

In version 2.41 you can easily pan and zoom on still images within your film. (and video clips)

 

Simply switch into timeline mode, put your still image on the sequence line, and then select it.

Click the Effects button and select ZOOM (......You use this effect to PAN as well!)

On the left you will now see two images of your clip. The top image is the start frame and the bottom image is the end frame of the clip or image selected. For a still image they will be identical.

 

Depending on how you want the frame to appear (aspect ratio etc) click the related button below the lower of the two images. Remember that you will be panning into a part of your image that will not be appearing for a start. So...

In the top image reduce the size of the orange rectangle by by grabbing and moving one of the corner tabs. The size you choose will depend on how much of a pan you want. Now move the rectangle to the position where you want the pan to start from.

 

In the lower image for a normal pan,adjust the orange rectangle so it is as close as possible in size to rectangle you selected for the top image. If you make this smaller you will get a zoom in with the pan and if you make it larger you will get a zoom out with the pan. (You can use image details as refrence points) Now move rectangle to the position where you want the pan/zoom to finish.

 

Preview the clip. You can adjust the position and size of the two rectangles to achieve a pan or zoom in any direction but the rectangles will need to be smaller than the total image obviously. To alter the speed of the effect simply adjust the duration of the clip. Longer duration = a slower pan. You can PAN and ZOOM at the same time as mentioned by making the rectangles different sizes.

 

In version 3.04 the method is similar but you have to use as single image and the crop effect setting up the movement of the rectangle with the motion and position settings....It's not as intuative IMHO and you will have to experiment a bit.

 

Nat