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Slowing Zoom
In the pan and crop function, is there a way to slow the zooming. What I mean is that a still image is about 5 seconds. If I set the zoom over that period of time, it is too fast, is there a way to slow it down? Frequently, on documentaries that I view, the zoom is almost imperceptable.
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The only way is to have the event (be is a still or a video clip) on your timeline longer in length.
For example, stretch it out to 10 sec. instead of 5 sec. and see what you think.
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[Mike Kujbida] “The only way is to have the event (be is a still or a video clip) on your timeline longer in length.”
Yea, “fast” and “slow” are related to “time”. Your start and end for your zoom is like the “distance”. The only way to traverse the same distance slower, it to take more time doing it. So you need to extend the time to get there slower. Alternately you could change the distance! i.e., don’t zoom in as much for the same length of time and the zoom will be slower (but not the same distance). Its all relative.
~jr
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Yes, I understand. But the typical still seems to be about 5 seconds. How do I extend this time. When I try to snap two same stills together I get two events each with the pan and crop symbols, and the keyframe line remains only 5 seconds or so. Hope this makes sense. thks for the help.
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[Gary Badgley] ” But the typical still seems to be about 5 seconds.”
This length is determined by the settings found at Options – Prefs- Editing – New still image length (seconds).
I have mine set to 3 sec. but can change it to anything I want any time I want.“How do I extend this time”
Place the cursor at the end of the event, hold and drag it to the right for as long as you want.
“When I try to snap two same stills together…”
There’s no reason to have two identical still images next to each other.
Get rid of the second one and stretch out the first one to the desired length.
Then go into Pan/Crop and make the necessary changes to the timeline.I highly recommend watching Sony’s How to Bring Still Images to Life in Your Videos webinar.
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Thanks Mike, I just watched the webinar for a few minutes and it’s great. Best quality of any I have seen. I didn’t know these were there. There are others too that will help alot. Cheers!
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Glad to help Gary.
Several seminars are meant for Vegas Pro but you should still be able to get a lot of useful information from them due to the similarity of the two products.
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