I asked that same question a long time ago.
The response was less-than-enthusiastic.

Someone made fun of me, stating that folks were spending good Euros to eliminate shake.

I won't say his name, just his initials...[d-a-f-y-d-d].

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Well I think it's a great question! I'm new at PowerDirector, but I figured out a pretty good way of getting an earthquake effect.

Here's what I did:
1. Identify where you want the quake to be. Note the time precisely in the movie AND in the clip. (So, let's say I want the quake to start at 00:00:10:00 and continue for five seconds. The picture that's going to shake is part of a clip. Let's say that the clip has been trimmed so that it starts at 00:00:05:00. That means that 00:00:00:00 of the movie is 00:00:05:00 of the clip.

2. Drag the same clip that you want to shake and drop it in a PiP track.

3. Trim the PiP clip you just dropped. Set the mark in to Start Shake Time in movie (00:00:10:00) + mark in point for the clip in the main picture (00:00:05:00). Set the mark out point to five seconds later (00:00:10:00).

4. Now move the five second clip on the PiP track so it starts at 00:00:10:00 on the movie time line.

5. Click once on the PIP clip, and position the PiP (in the preview window) so that it fills the frame exactly over the main movie picture. (set it to snap to reference to make sure it's exactly over the pic.

6. Double click the PIP to open the PiP Designer. Click the edit motion tab, and select a path. (I picked the one going straight up, but I don't think it really matter what you pick.)

7. Select the first key frame, and drag its controlso the picture is exactly in the center. (You may have to scroll to see the first and last key frame controls)

8. Select the next key frame, and drag the control so the picture goes up a little bit. (Here you experiment and create your perfect earthquake.)

9. After you add all the key frames you want with the picture moving around make sure the final key frame is back in the center.

It worked for me.

Say Barry, was the suggestion only mine... I thought a few chipped in?

Shake the camera was the consensus opinion I think.... as the most effective to show a "shake" event.

Sorry, I forgot.... Barrreeee, this means you need to take off the stabilizer effect!



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PS. I usually trip over a tripod leg for my most effective earthquake!

Barry, you young thing, just wait a little and the shake will come naturally as you get older - that's why some of us - OK, just me really - have invested in a stedi-cam.

Alternatively, when you need the shake effect just think of something funny - like the 3 stitches in my finger or even universal healthcare maybe?

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I used the "ROCKING" effect in PD8 and found it to be quite effective. You have two controls when you select the modify screen, FREQUENCY and STRENGTH. This effect can also be controlled with Key Frames, so the effect can start out small and end up as a very shaky earthquake.

Although, now that I am old, what was the question again?? I just hold the camera as steady as I can to get the Earthquake effect naturally in the camera in REAL TIME. Why are we talking about earthquakes? What was the question again?

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After you Barry...please I insist....What was the question again?
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Hello! Is this thing on?

SOMEBODY STOP ME!

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Thank you kevin. Looks like that will work. Thank again!