making magic motion still

drummer grl

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Feb 17, 2009 21:02

Hello I want to use the magic motion but at the end freeze the shot for a couple of seconds. So I could zoom out for 3 seconds then have 2 seconds of the zoomed out picture. How can I do this?
Thanks Drummer grl

babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Feb 17, 2009 22:06

Capture the last few frames as still pictures and use the effect as you please. Use freeze frame option. Cheers !

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Feb 18, 2009 12:53

Hi Drummergirl,

Following on from what Babdi wrote. You may like to look at a couple of videos, one in particular which will help you with positional and image size.

All the tutorial videos:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/3523.page

Title: PiP Designer 1 - CyberLink PowerDirector 7
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhzNu168S1g
HQ available

Title: Special Overlay Images - CyberLink PowerDirector 7
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbxFtpRy2gI
HD available
More info to read: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/4698.page

I hope this info helps.

Dafydd

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drummer grl

Newbie Joined: Aug 13, 2008 08:10 Messages: 21 Offline

Feb 19, 2009 08:32

Thanks for the answers but I am using pictures so the freeze frame option does not come up. I have tried putting the picture in PiP so that when the one in my timeline ends the picture in PiP comes on but I am having trouble getting them to line up. I did see the tuts on PiP but do not know how that could help me line up my pictures. As a side note I want to be able to use the transitions that are avaible in the main timeline or I would just do it all in the PiP track. Thanks Drummer grl

drummer grl

Newbie Joined: Aug 13, 2008 08:10 Messages: 21 Offline

Feb 19, 2009 15:13

Hello Thanks for the help but I still cannot figure it out. I am using pictures and not video in my timeline so I do not get the freeze frame option. When I try to line up a picture in PiP with the time line I cannot get it perfect and there is a slight jump. I am trying to use the transitions so that is why I am using the main time line. I did look at the PiP tut but cannot figure out how that could help me.
Thanks Drummer grl

Cranston

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Aug 17, 2007 02:26 Messages: 1667 Offline

Feb 19, 2009 16:39

Hi drummergrl,

Have a look at this short thread. Maybe it will help.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/4943.page Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

vn800rider

Senior Contributor Location: Darwen, UK Joined: May 15, 2008 04:32 Messages: 1949 Offline

Feb 19, 2009 17:02

hi drummer grl,

I'd go with Cranston's approach, I've got a couple of transparent .png's that are 'ruler' marked' with a marked out centre scale, corners and diagonals. I use them in a PiP track as temporary guides for positioning.

It's really difficult to line PiPs up as even a pixel width gives that little change with still images. Dafydd's matrix PiPs are really useful for positioning but your use of motion makes matching the original image to the motion end point difficult.

Cheers
Adrian

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