Hi Chris,

There may be a better way (to zoom in to a specific point on a video), but below is a link to an example, or pseudo tutorial, that I quickly threw together for you. It shows this effect, using the PIP Designer.

http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/433/test/

Also see some "real" PIP tutorials at Cyberlink’s Youtube channel.
And at...

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3523.page



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Thanks for that!! That's exactly what I'm wanting to do. Let me see if I have this correct..

So if I have a 20 min video and have about 10 different spots of the video where I'd like to zoom in on, I would first have to make seperate videos of those spots? Then I add those in to 10 different PIPs at the exact, respective location of the video?

I was already approved for a refund, but I'll give this a shot first. If it's not much more time consuming than using Camtasia's pan/zoom feature then I'll keep it.

Thanks again.

CH

Quote: Thanks for that!! That's exactly what I'm wanting to do. Let me see if I have this correct..

So if I have a 20 min video and have about 10 different spots of the video where I'd like to zoom in on, I would first have to make seperate videos of those spots? Then I add those in to 10 different PIPs at the exact, respective location of the video?

I was already approved for a refund, but I'll give this a shot first. If it's not much more time consuming than using Camtasia's pan/zoom feature then I'll keep it.

Thanks again.

CH

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Hi Chris,

In answer your reply/question, the answer is basically... yes. Using the method I described is specific to a PIP track. There are different ways one could approach this. Use the Master track and PIPs. Use only the PIPs. It's a matter of experimentation to see what workaround works best for you and your project. For instance...
You could load your 20 minute to the Master track, and at the point you want the "Zoom In To Specific Spot" segment on your video, you could perhaps do a quick fade to a black color board. Then load your same 20 minute video into a PIP track (for purposes of doing the "ZITSS"), and trim it to the desired in and out points, and make the zoom adjustments. All the while a that black color board has been running (hidden) in the master track for the exact same duration as your PIP edit.
Then load your 20 minute video into the Master track again (after the color board, with perhaps a fade in) and trim the next section/chapter till you reach another desired "ZITSS" segment. Repeat procedure.

If it's not much more time consuming than...

Oh, it's very time consuming, hahaha.
So that's why I'm in total agreement with you. Cyberlink should give serious consideration to providing a user definable, and customizable zoom path for video (in the Video Effects Room), that works exactly like User Defined path in Magic Motion for still images. This would be a great addition! As there's really not much that one can do with the current undefinable zooms.

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Hi I just purchased the product myself, and was expecting this to be a standard basic feature.

Its so painfully close for an otherwise solid piece of software.
Ive discovered the 'Zoom' effect which allows you to set the
width and height ratio at 4 distinct points.

Simply adding two parameters of 'Veritical and Horizontal' offset would
be perfect. Default them to 0,0 (on a -1 to 1 scale) to make it
backward compatible with previous files.

Im presuming this is not a big technical challenge as there are
definitely more complex transforms such as Swing, Fisheye, etc.
As it stands the zoom is pretty much unusable without these trivial
pivot points.


Any chance this could be added at some point?

Thanks very much.
Rob.

Cranston:
Suggestion box:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3980.page

Rob:
You need to use/play with, the software more and watch the video tutorials.
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3523.page
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3522.page

Dafydd

Quote: Cranston:
Suggestion box:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3980.page

Rob:
You need to use/play with, the software more and watch the video tutorials.
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3523.page
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3522.page

Dafydd

Thanks, Ill add it to the suggestion box.
For the record though, I didnt find any references to panning video in the video tutorials you mention above.

PiP Designer video.

Also Cranston made a video:
http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/433/example-for-chris-pip-zoom-in-/

Dafydd

Quote: PiP Designer video.

Also Cranston made a video:
http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/433/example-for-chris-pip-zoom-in-/

Dafydd

I did see the reference above, but was a little scared off by the text describing matching multiple videos for each zoom. Does sound very time consuming but Ill give it a shot.

Thanks
Rob.

Hi Rob,
You wrote...

I did see the reference above, but was a little scared off by the text describing matching multiple videos for each zoom. Does sound very time consuming but Ill give it a shot.

I didn't mean for that line, in my reply to Chris, to discourage or scare anyone off. So I'm sorry if it came off that way.
Time consuming is a relative term. I can spend hours at a time creating and tweaking my goofy little productions. And sometimes, in order to get it right, it can be very time consuming. But, I usually love every minute of it.

Yes, the method I described (to zoom in to a specific point of a video segment), is not as simple as the simplicity of employing the user defined motion path in Magic Motion for still images. But as demonstrated, using the PIP Designer (to create a customized zoom for video), is indeed do-able.
However, as I stated, the addition of a "user defined" zoom path for the zoom effects, in the video Effects Room, would be a welcome addition as far I'm concerned.

For amateur enthusiasts, all aspects of editing can be "time consuming". And for one man, that means a chore. For another, it's an extended period of enjoyment. I guess it just all has a lot to do with what one is seeking to get out of it.

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