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Smooth cross-dissolve between photos with pan-and-zoom effect

Jul 4, 2012 2:10 PM

Tags: #premiere_elements_10 #pan_zoom #cross_dissolve

I'm new to Premiere Elements but have experience with other non-linear editing.  When I apply pan-and-zoom to adjacent imported still photos (not video clips) and then add a cross-dissolve transition between them, there is a stop-start so that the transition isn't smooth. That is, both clips aren't panning/zooming during the whole transition -- first one is and then the second is.  In older iMovie, for example, this was a "destructive" transition that shortened the combined length of the clips by the duration of the transition; however, they actually "overlapped." Premiere Elements seems to add on still frames at the ends to accomplish the cross-dissolve, but it ends up looking very amateur.

 

Is there a way to get a smooth, professional-looking cross-dissolve between "Ken Burns"-style photos? I've tried applying the transition both before and after applying the pan-and-zoom, but both look the same (i.e., cheesy).

479 Views   2 Replies   Latest reply: d koh, Jul 4, 2012 2:32 PM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Jul 4, 2012 2:14 PM   in reply to d koh
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    Are you using the Pan & Zoom Effect, or are you manually Keyframing the Fixed Effects>Motion>Position (Pan), and Motion>Scale (Zoom)?

     

    Personally, I have not used the Pan & Zoom, and only manually Keyframe Motion>Position and Motion>Scale.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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    2. d koh,
    Jul 4, 2012 2:32 PM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    Thanks, Bill.  I'm using the "Pan and Zoom Tool."  I'll need to do this ~ 200 times for my short show (manually synced with manually inserted beat markers) so setting individual keyframes, etc., won't be very efficient...  In older iMovie, I could do this in < 1 minute per clip.

     
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