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bartonlew
bartonlew
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March 21, 2022
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what controls zoom and pan speed?

  • March 21, 2022
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I am zooming out and vertically and horizontally panning on a still image; as the timeline runs, the rate of the zoom/pan increases so that it's a good bit faster towards the end.  What controls the *rate* at which the pan and zoom occur and why isn't it even between those 2 points?  My assumption is it has something to do with how Position and Scale work together but I really don't know.  Thank you!

 

 

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Correct answer R Neil Haugen

Zoom and pan and other effects like that are complex enough you really should go through the help files on using them .

 

The controls of course are in the Effects Contol Panel, and that's where you control keyframe behavior for the type of "easing" you want, if you want faster/slower motion and sucn.

 

Neil

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Carlos ZiadeCommunity Expert
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March 22, 2022

you can twirl down the arrows for any keyframed property and adjust the animation curves

just like the graph editor in after effects.

 

as Ann mentioned, you can also keyframe the Transform Effect properties instead of Motion properties,

since you can also add the Transform to an adjustment layer that affects the clip under, so you can

set up a transform on the clip, then another one on the adjustment, one for zooming and another

for a faster zooming... it needs some practice, with lot of trials and errors, but it is definitely achievable.

 

and don't forget about Time Remapping

    bartonlew
    bartonlewAuthor
    Legend
    March 24, 2022

    Thanks.  I think I need a good tutorial on how to use these various tools.  Maybe I can find something on youtube.  

    R
    ranatoliy29041127zo6w
    Participant
    March 24, 2023

    The simplest solution is to change Preferences (Edit->Prefences->Timeline->Timeline->Still Images Duration Time).
    By default it is 6 sec. If you set time=12 sec, it will slow down the panning and zooming speed in two times, Time=18 sec - three times slower, etc.

    Richard van den Boogaard
    Community Expert
    Richard van den BoogaardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 21, 2022

    Please select both point and use the context menu (right click on a PC) to see what type of animation is happening. If it is set to linear, the level of pan/zoom should be just that. If it is set to Bezier, an S-curve will be applied.

     

    Hope this helps.

    bartonlew
    bartonlewAuthor
    Legend
    March 24, 2022

    Thanks.  The uneven pan/zoom rate is happening regardless of what type of animation is chosen.  I probably need to do something else.  But thank you.  

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 21, 2022

    Try and use the Transform effect instead of the properties in Motion.

    Or split the properties: position in Motion and Scale in Transform effect or vv.

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil HaugenCorrect answer
      Legend
      March 21, 2022

      Zoom and pan and other effects like that are complex enough you really should go through the help files on using them .

       

      The controls of course are in the Effects Contol Panel, and that's where you control keyframe behavior for the type of "easing" you want, if you want faster/slower motion and sucn.

       

      Neil

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