HOWTO: PE14.1 / Scale a Static Image (Photograph)

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PE14.1 on a desktop PC running MS-WIN7.When I insert a photo into the timeline and select Clip / Scale to Frame Size the entire photo appearswith black bars to the left and right due to the aspect ratio.  Thus what I want to do is to zoom intothe image (& maybe move left/right & up/down) until the frame is filled.The only way I have found to date is to use the Pan & Zoom tool, select the part of the photoI want in the first focus frame and then deleting the second focus frame (which is present by default).Is this the correct way?  Using Pan & Zoom seems rather like using a sledgehammer to crackthe proverbial nut but so far I have no other solution.

Steve Grisetti · Accepted Answer

You can right-click on the photo on the timeline and, under the Clip menu, de-select Scale to Frame Size to see the photo at its actual size. (In my books, I recommend keeping your photos smaller than 2500x1875 pixels to avoid overloading the program.)

If you want your photo to fill your video frame, you're best manually keyframing its motion paths, as I show you in this tutorial.

Basic Motion Path Keyframing with Premiere Elements - YouTube

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