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Rosger
Rosger
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August 17, 2023
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Panning Difficulty

  • August 17, 2023
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I created a 80,000x1900 photoshop file. Let's call this "Background Layer"

I also have 4-5 animated items that I created in AE. Let's call this "Foreground Layer"

I want to slowly pan the shot from left to right, easy enough.

What I have trouble with are the Foreground Layer items. I find it really hard to keep them in a static position while I pan across.

I tried panning the foreground items to be in sync with the background, but they veer off and I feel like I have to be a mathematician to get all of the panning values to line up.

Is there another way to go about this?

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(To help picture it, it's like a "progression of man" video where everything is slowly progressing (panning) from left to right, but once you get to the 'cave man swinging a club' animation it veers off because I cant get the foreground layer panning values to match the background layer.)

Make sense?

 

Thanks.

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Ali JaberCommunity Expert
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August 18, 2023

I would do it in Ae, I can change preview resolution faster, I can skip frames in my previews, I can take the advantage of parenting to make animation easier and much more.

You already used Ae to make your animations, why do you want to continue in Pr?

    Rosger
    RosgerAuthor
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    August 18, 2023

    The only thing I did in Ae was use the roto brush to select something and I would have to watch a video again just to repeat that! If you think Ae would be easier, feel free to post the full solution step by step. I can always give it a go but there will be a bit more of a learning curve I think. 

    A
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    Ali JaberCommunity Expert
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    August 18, 2023

    Hmm, you said you did your animation in Ae, I thought you have some good experience using the software.

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
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    August 18, 2023

    The maximum frame size that can be imported for still images and movies is 256 megapixels, with a maximum dimension of 32,768 pixels in either direction.

    For example, an image that is 16,000×16,000 pixels is OK, as is one that is 32,000×8,000, but an image that is 35,000×10,000 pixels can’t be used.

    R
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    Richard M KnightCommunity Expert
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    August 18, 2023

    It will take a bit of learning but After Effects will let you make a composite and then use the camera option to pan and zoom around the picture.

      Rosger
      RosgerAuthor
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      August 18, 2023

      I'll see if there are some tutorials on that, thanks. 

      SwindlerCave
      SwindlerCave
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      August 17, 2023

      If I understand you correctly, you have a super wide static image that you are panning from one side to the other in a background layer.  Then you have several more normal aspect ratio animated layers that you want to pan *in sync* with the background but they are "sliding" with respect to it.

       

      If Richard's suggestion doesn't work for you, here's another idea in case you haven't tried it yet: set your temporal AND spatial keyframes to Linear.  By default, Premiere Pro uses Auto Bezier spatial interpolation, which can have unexpected results (see attachment).  By forcing everything to Linear, you ensure that each frame gets the same amount of movement; then you should be able to keyframe your foreground animations (again, with Linear for both) and they should "stick" to the background.

      Rosger
      RosgerAuthor
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      August 18, 2023

      Thanks, I'll give that a go too. 

      R
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      Richard M KnightCommunity Expert
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      August 17, 2023

      Premiere has a maximum sequence size of 10,240x8,192 so you may have to down size the psd or split it in to several parts and make a sequence for each part.. What resolution are you exporting the final video?

      You don't need to export the psd sequence just add it to the final timeline, the same way as you would a still.

      Rosger
      RosgerAuthor
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      August 17, 2023

      I made the .psd still about 10,000x1080px wide which Premiere accepted.

       

      That will be the bottom background layer in the sequence. Then above that, I will then place animations at various points (at 2000px, 6460px, 8000px or whatever), then export it as "widesequence.mp4" or whatever. 

       

      Enter the panning part of the video: I will create a new sequence at 1920x1080, drag"widesequence.mp4" into it, and add the panning values so that it goes left to right accross the frame. As it pans, I should see the animations go across one by one with the .psd 'still' underneath them. 

       

      I suppose I can add my audio after that.

       

      Does this sound like what you were thinking?

      PS:

      There's one part where I want the panning to stop for an extended time at one particular animation (video selection I made using roto brush in AE). It will be difficult to line up the start time of this animation with the panning, but that's a whole other ball of wax. 

       

       

       

       

      Yes, the psd is essentially just a b

      R
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      Richard M KnightCommunity Expert
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      August 17, 2023

      Could you make a sequence form the photoshop file and add the animations then make a new sequence the size of your export, add the origional sequence and pan that.( if that makes sense)

        Rosger
        RosgerAuthor
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        August 17, 2023

        I think I kind of understand, but since I'm totally new I might need help.

         

        So I would create a new project in Premiere that is 80,000x1900, place the .psd background in there, plop the animations on top, export that, and then do a simple pan on that exported file? 

         

        Can you create video files at 80,000x1900??? lol

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