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Importing Still Images and Keeping Them Big
So I’m trying to save time by KenBurnsing some photos in PPro instead of AE but when I drag them into the project from Bridge they seem to be conforming to the size of my project (480) instead of their actual size (3000). I cant pan/zoom with that. I read through the importing part of the manual, no, really, I did, but no luck. What do you guys do to get big ol’ images into the timeline.
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In the menu go to ‘Edit’ then “Preferences’ then ‘General’ and un-check the box that says ‘Default scale to frame size’
As a side note, I have found that sizing my still pictures so they are about 1200-1500 pixels wide gives me the best results in most cases. It is large enough to allow me to zoom and pan, but it keeps the files size much smaller and easier for Premiere to work, especially if you have many of them in the project. The smaller size also reduced much of the flicker you will get when zooming on pictures that have horizontal lines because they are not as sharp as the larger pictures and DV has problems displaying sharp lines, especially when moving.
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I used to bring them in without scaling them, but I found it was more convenient to start with them scaled, then as I begin to work with each one, I right click and take away the scaling.
That way I see the whole pic to begin with and it is a little easier. This is best when using different sized pics where a quick Motion copy/paste is less convenient.
Steven
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Expanding on Steven’s workflow he posted below. If you already have your pictures in the timeline you can right click on the picture and un-check the ‘scale to frame size’ item. This will restore your picture in the timeline to its original size and you will be able to zoom and pan without a loss of resolution.
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