best program for Ken Burns effect and text panning?

[Bouke Vahl]

But to get it really nice, you need a few layers.
So cut out parts to a new layer, blow up a bit and/or restore the bg.
(Photoshop work probably)
Then go to AE or Maya.

Nice example here:

https://www.waanzee.nl/projects/rotterdam_port_experience_-_history/

(I assume this was a week of work at least, see the specs on the final delivery…)

Bouke

https://www.videotoolshed.com/
smart tools for video pros

[Kent Jakusz]

I use PhotoMotion https://www.geethree.com/slickfx/photomotion/
It accepts almost any still format, is easy and quick.

[Cameron Clendaniel]

AE affords the most control but I’ve also used the Pan Zoom Pro FCP plugin in the past, which is relatively quick and easy.

Cameron Clendaniel
film editor, NYC
http://www.camclendaniel.com

[Jonathan Ziegler]

I’ll risk a flame here, but I really like iMovie for this – it’s a built in effect and it’s so easy to use there. Then just export the footage and bring into FCP. I’ve made wedding videos and the like in iMovie many times – it’s drag n drop. I’m using iMovie 7.x (iMovie ’08?).

Jonathan Ziegler
https://www.electrictiger.com/
520-360-8293

[Jeremy Doyle]

[zeke meginsky] “Is there a way to make sure I’m going straight across without ultra precise mouse dragging (which is close to impossible)?”

Holding down the shift key will lock you down horizontally or vertically depending which way you are dragging with your mouse.

[Zeke Meginsky]

Thanks, I’ll try that shift key thing.

I’m going to try to use Motion tonight. Is there something I should be doing with the images first before I do it? I read somewhere that I should convert them to .tiff, not .jpeg. Should they be certain dimensions (resolution) and is there a way to make them certain dimensions?? Thanks so much for anyone who responds to these questions..

[Zeke Meginsky]

Do you get a lot of control with I Movie as to where it starts and stops and how long…?

[Noam Osband]

I’m about to use Motion to do some Ken Burns effect styling. Any advice, Zeke? For that matter, in a question for everyone else, is using Motion any better than using FCP with the Noise Industries Pan and Zoom free plug-in?

[James Marshall]

This is probably a bit late, but I have used most of the options FCP, avid pan and scan, motion and AE and the best bit of software out there for this is Digirostrum from cleverplugs. it costs a bit £300 or so but it offers so much more than in out up down left and right. It is also pretty easy to use and out puts most formats. I often work with massive stills and have problems with fcp and avid crashing and motion scales them to only 4000 pixels wide.

good luck

james

James 🙂