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Fa310tx
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August 25, 2018
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How To Animate A Sequence With Off-Screen Content

  • August 25, 2018
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Hello...

I'm playing around with Premiere Pro (I'm a long-time Vegas Pro user) and I haven't been able to figure out how to animate a whole sequence.

I'm working on a video wall, where there is a 6x6 grid of videos.

Only 5x5 of the videos are visible and 1 column and row are off-screen.

The animation is to have that video wall slide to where the opposite 1 column and row are off-screen.

I couldn't figure out a way to open the sequence in the Effect Control window.

I tried right-clicking on the sequence, in the Project window, and Make Sequence From Clip.

I tried selecting all the clips, in the Timeline window, and Nesting them.

I tried selecting all the clips, in the Timeline window, and Make Subclip.

In all those attempts, it created a sequence that I could use as a clip, in a new sequence, that I could animate.

The problem was that, when I moved the position of the clip (the original sequence), the off-screen row and column stayed invisible.

I will note that I was able to do this, quite easily, in Vegas Pro.

I just created an extra track above the others and set it as a Compositing Parent (by selecting the other tracks and making them Compositing Children).

Then, I was able to animate the parent track with Parent Motion.

I also tried right-clicking the clips, in the Timeline window, and Group.

Unfortunately, it didn't seem to do anything other than link them for sliding around the timeline.

So, how's a guy supposed to do this in Premiere Pro?

Thanks for any assistance you can give...

JJ

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Correct answer Meg The Dog

    Yes, because when you nest the elements of your wall, the nest takes on the dimensions of the sequence it is generated in and excludes anything not visible in that sequence.

    If you are certain you want to use Premiere for this and not AE, then create a new sequence that has pixel dimensions that include all rows of your wall (nothing is "off screen" - for example 2220 x 1080px. Once you build that sequence, drag that sequence into your edit sequence with the standard dimensions - 1920 x 1080. It will appear as a nest which you can then move about as you wish.

    MtD

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    DigitalSpatula
    DigitalSpatula
    Inspiring
    August 25, 2018

    Hey there

    This would a million times easier in After Effects. Premiere is not really made to do this kind of thing.

    Steve

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    Fa310txAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 25, 2018

    Motion Array has the Gallery Wall Slideshow Premiere Pro template that is similar in concept, so it must be possible.

    It's possible that After Effects would be easier.

    Of course, I don't know After Effects.

    Hehehe...

    JJ

    Ann Bens
    Ann Bens
    Adobe Expert
    August 25, 2018

    Might want to show some screenshots of what you are trying to do.

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    Fa310txAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 25, 2018

    Vegas Pro:

    Beginning of animation

    25% of animation

    50% of animation

    75% of animation

    End of animation

    Premiere Pro:

    Complete sequence

    Showing off-screen items

    Clip from sequence doesn't show off-screen content when moved.

    Let me know if you need any additional details.

    JJ

    Ann Bens
    Ann Bens
    Adobe Expert
    August 25, 2018

    Work backwards: start on screen and make it off screen.

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