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  • Pan and Zoom plug-in for FCP?

    Posted by David Rodney on November 24, 2005 at 1:06 am

    Hi all,

    I now have to animate photos on a regular basis.

    I have tried the painfully slow and fiddly FCP motion tab but is a complete time waster.

    Is there a decent plug-in that allows for smooth pans and zooms across photos in FCP? Similar to The Ken Burns Effect but perhaps a little more customisable?

    Thanks

    David

    Arnie Schlissel replied 20 years, 5 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
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    November 24, 2005 at 1:47 am

    This is a VERY Frequently Asked Question.

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  • Bryce Whiteside

    November 24, 2005 at 2:14 am

    Lyric Final Cut Pro Plugins – Pan Zoom Pro

    Don’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…

    PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
    Final Cut Pro HD
    DVD Studio Pro 3
    Motion

  • Dan Riley

    November 24, 2005 at 7:04 am

    David,
    Here’s a link to the 2-pop forum where we just had a discussion
    a few days ago. Photo to Movie isn’t a plug in, it’s a separate app
    you make your moves in, then export the quicktime movie
    and bring into FCP. It is very good and easy to use.
    Costs only $49. Check out this link for more info:
    https://www.uemedia.net/CPC/2-pop/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=106907&an=0&page=0#106907

    Dan

  • Max Frank

    November 24, 2005 at 8:43 am
  • David Rodney

    November 24, 2005 at 10:31 am

    Yeah, tried the search thing first Matte…a whole lot of irrelevant reading to be done there.

    Thanks all.

    David

  • Chris Poisson

    November 24, 2005 at 3:02 pm

    David,

    PhotoZoom Pro is a generator that works inside FCP’s interface, which is a big plus over the other tools mentioned here. But, of the stand-alone apps for this, I really like Fotomagico. I did a 4 minute video with it with about 70 pictures in less than an hour. Buttery smooth moves and very controlable.

    But, inside FCP my favorite by far is PZP. It’s funtionality is similar to Fotomagico’s in a way. It’s about 5 times faster than the motion tab, plus it requires no keyframes so transitions go right on without hving to adjust keyframes. The length of the move is adjusted by the length of the clip. http://www.lyric.com

    Have a wonderful day.

  • Dan Riley

    November 25, 2005 at 6:59 am

    Re: Lyric Photo Zoom Pro.
    I downloaded their demo, and I think I like it better than Photo to Movie
    because it’s within FCP, which save some time.
    I’ll have to test it on my office system with the uncompressed 10 bit
    card, but it looks good.
    This is why I love forums.
    Too bad we didn’t have them in the 70s.
    Nobody would have bought RCA. (TK76 etc.) 🙂

    dr

  • Arnie Schlissel

    November 25, 2005 at 5:52 pm

    I use Motion.

    BTW, most people call this the “Ken Burns” effect, which ticks off a lot of other people, but if you were to search for “Ken Burns”, you’d find quite a few recent discussions similar to this one.

    Arnie
    https://www.arniepix.com

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