What's the quickest, easiest way to add pan/zoom to an individual photo?

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Charlie23

Newbie Location: Orlando, FL Joined: Nov 18, 2011 13:22 Messages: 9 Offline

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Jan 09, 2012 11:25

I know you can use slideshow creator but I have a project with some video and now I've interspersed about 10 photos and I like to add a little bit of movement to them, like pan/zoom just to make them more interesting. I've read the manuals and looked at the tutorials and thru some trial and error have gotten some movement but it's not obvious to me what the "go to" way of doing this is....suggestions?

PS ...this program is really fun! Windows 7 Pro 64 bit 16 GB RAM
Intel Core i7 2600k
nVidia GTX 560i
PD 10 build 1129b

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jan 09, 2012 14:14

G'day Charlie -

One of the ways you can add motion to an image is to use Magic Motion - you can use the default motion paths, customise them, or create your own.

This tutorial shows the use of Magic Motion http://www.youtube.com/user/ynotfish77?feature=mhee#p/u/33/exuj2dhRZjY

There are other ways to do it. This is just one.

Cheers - Tony
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Charlie23

Newbie Location: Orlando, FL Joined: Nov 18, 2011 13:22 Messages: 9 Offline

Jan 09, 2012 17:25

Thanks...I see now! BTW, your videos and tutorials are really helpfull to people like me just learning the program! Windows 7 Pro 64 bit 16 GB RAM
Intel Core i7 2600k
nVidia GTX 560i
PD 10 build 1129b

JB2012

Newbie Location: Joined: Feb 23, 2012 20:47 Messages: 4 Offline

Feb 23, 2012 21:29

Hi, I have a question about this. I see in the Crop Image tool allows "Freeform" sizing. I would like implement a User Defined Magic Motion effect w/ a picture. Starting with one cropping (zoom) of a photo, and panning to another. I want these crop settings to be Freeform though. And I don't see a way to get the Magic Motion / User Defined combination to allow a Freeform geometry for the image crops. Is there any way to do that? Thanks!