Slideshow replication in FCE & LT

[Zane Barker]

Yes you can do it in FCE by key framing every picture but if you use Fotomagico it will save you a TON of time

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Dunwoody Lampton]

Thanks Zane. I will look into that.

Just to confirm, I read through the ops manual
and could only find reference to moving the
clip WITHIN THE FRAME, not moving WITHIN
THE PICTURE.

[Miriam Moran]

In the motion tab of your viewer, there are controls for zooming and panning – use “scale” to make the picture larger/smaller, and you can use “center” to change where the center of your picture is. Both of these properties are keyframable – so you could, for example, begin a picture zoomed in on the top-left corner of the picture then zoom out toward the bottom right by

increasing scale and moving the picture (drag it with your mouse to the desired postition in the canvas), keyframe both settings,

move your playhead to the end of your picture, use scale to zoom out and move the center to affect position – FC should create those keyframes for you

play your clip – you should see that motion occurring.

Use of 3rd party software can be quicker, but I’ve done tons of photo montage type things in this manner and it is pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it.