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Mr Tosh
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April 27, 2021
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how to set pan/zoom points in photoshop

  • April 27, 2021
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There is a pan/zoom MOTION option in photoshop video timeline - I cannot find ANY informatiojn on how to do this.... ANYWHERE

 

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    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    April 28, 2021

    Could you elaborate? 

     

    Have you checked out the Help? 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-timeline-animations.html

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/video-animation-overview.html

     

    If you are serious about animation or video editing you may want to avoid Photoshop, though, and focus on dedicated software (After Effects, Premiere, …). 

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    Mr ToshAuthor
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    April 28, 2021

    Hi - I've been making videos for many a moon - creating scenes etc with illustrator/ photoshop and taking those scenes and external stills into imovie... 

     

    In the last year I have been doing more and more in photoshop video and just importing these mini movies for assembly in imovie. I am pretty proficient (as in one of my ex design students would believe that some of my videos have been ;solely created in photoshop.

     

    The question is solely in regards to the setting of pan and zoom under the Motion options in the timeline and how to set the start and end positions.... I cannot find a straightforward explanation video anywhere.... I have looked into Premiere and After effects numerous times - BUT still can do what i want to do within Photoshop. I have CC so i have PR and AE...  

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    Janine22961125www1
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    September 7, 2025

    Could you elaborate on your exact problem? 

     

    But please keep in mind that Photoshop is simply not designated video editing software and, among the Adobe CC programs, After Effects and/or Premiere might be a better fit for the task. 


    The issue is actually more baffling than significant. When you create a video timeline if you click on a layer a drop down menu of motion effects appears that let's you zoom, rotate and pan that layer. The issue is that there's no (discernable)way to customize the in and out points of these actions. It's almost as if there's a set amount of zoom that can be achieved that you can take or leave with only the speed being customizable. It's not a big deal, you can do all of those things with precision using the transform smart object function. It's just so weird that this seemingly useless feature would be available. It would be handy if I could figure out how to use it the way I want to though.

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