Pan & Zoom

The Pan & Zoom effect applies smooth zooming and panning to your video image. For instance, it can be useful when you use still photographs as a part of your movie or would like to make a close-up of one person or object.

In the Properties Area of the Video Effect window you can change the effect propertieschange the effect properties. Here you can select a Preset in the corresponding dropdown list: diorama, zoom in left, zoom in right, zoom out left, zoom out right. Clicking the Reverse button you can change the zoom direction. Checking the Smooth motion box you can make the zoom smooth.

To change the size of start (green outline) and end (red outline) areas, direct the mouse cursor to one of their angles and drag it for enlargement or reduction.

In the figures below you can see the video picture before and after applying the Pan & Zoom effect:

Before applying the Pan & Zoom effect

After applying the Pan & Zoom effect