how to use pan and scan?

[Michael Hancock]

I believe you’re mistaking the Pan and Zoom effect with the Pan and Scan.

Pan and Scan is used to reformat 4:3 footage to fit 16:9 and vice versa, I think. I haven’t used it. If you’re blowing up footage, you will lose quality. Unfortunately there’s not CSI “zoom and enhance” feature in the real world.

Pan and Zoom is used for still images. It will allow you to zoom in on an image–say a 2000 x 1500 pixel image–without losing quality until you get to your screen size. Blow it up past that and you’ll your image will suffer. You might not notice it, though, depending on how far you zoom. Zoom a little, you won’t see it. Zoom a lot–say 200%, it will degrade a lot.

Michael.

[Milton Hockman]

where is the pan and zoom effect located? i have media composer software only version.

[Chris Bové]

[mr_gfx] “where is the pan and zoom effect located? i have media composer software only version.”

It’s located here…
https://www.stagetools.com/

(Don’t use pan/zoom or pan/scan. They’re both heavilly flawed with clunky interfaces; and especially stay clear of offlining them on one system and onlining them on another – or trying to go between SD and HD. Crash! Stage Tools Moving Picture is soooo much better. And, it’s only a couple hundred bucks.

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A picture says 1000 words. Editors give them meaning.

[Grinner Hester]

agreed.
You may as well dive into After Effects. It can only increase your marketability and working on Avid software, it’s almost a must sooner or later.

[Sebastian Riezler]

i just can second Pixel monkey.
the avid pan and zoom effect sucks.
it crushed my effect so often when i onlined a show.
moving picture by stagetool is by far the best to use within the avid.

rock on
Riot

[Milton Hockman]

i know after effects really well. but no way can i do a 10 minute show all in after effects.