Press the up arrow key to move to the beginning of the clip and press Play. Here’s an article on sizing still images for video. Since video always deals with bitmapped images, zooming too far simply creates fat pixels - which look ugly.
NOTE: Avoid zooming an image too large in the frame. The white arrow shows the direction of the movement. In this case, I’m zooming into the top window of the turret, to highlight where the fair princess is being held captive by … well, I guess you know that story. Then, click inside the red rectangle to select it and size and drag it until you get the ending image you want. In this case, I’m selecting a wide shot in the lower right portion of the frame. Drag the corners of the green rectangle to size the starting image. If you want it to only run for a portion of the clip, cut the clip with the razor blade.Ĭlick inside the green rectangle, but NOT the red rectangle, which selects the green rectangle – this sets the starting position. NOTE: The Ken Burns effect always runs the entire duration of a clip. The red rectangle shows the image displayed at the end of the clip. The green rectangle shows the image displayed at the start of the clip. Then, click the Ken Burns effect in the bar at the top. (This is a photo I took of Malahide Castle just outside Dublin, Ireland, when I visited recently on a seminar tour.)Ĭlick the Crop icon in the lower left corner of the Viewer…. To apply the Ken Burns effect to a still image or video clip, select the clip in the Timeline. This article illustrates both techniques.ĬREATE MOTION USING THE “KEN BURNS” EFFECT However, keyframes are somewhat harder to use. However, this always uses the entire duration of the clip. The advantage to keyframes is that you can animate a complete clip, or just a portion of the clip. The advantage to the automated tools are that they are fast and easy.
Using the automated “Ken Burns effect” tools.There are actually two ways to create this effect:
#KEN BURNS EFFECT IN FINAL CUT PRO UPDATE#
(At the end of this article, you’ll see an update covering a new feature Apple added in the 10.1 release.)
#KEN BURNS EFFECT IN FINAL CUT PRO PRO#
Final Cut Pro X took this effect and built it into the software. The “Ken Burns effect” was made popular by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns who brought stills to life using pans and zooms.
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