a zoom setting that remains constant?

(mr) next wrote on 10/26/2008, 4:21 AM


i'm a bit of a noob so forgive me for asking what may seem to a lame question.

i searched around and couldn't find the answer

i'm just making a simple video for youtube.

i want the entire video to look as if the camera had zoomed in on the scene.

i learned how to adjust the zoom by right clicking on the video clip

selecting video event pan/crop

then under the "workspace" option i can adjust the zoom settings.

in the preview window it seems like the video gets zoomed in on, but when i play it back it just goes back to it's normal size.

i tried doing the first keyfram, and the last keyframe, because the tutorial vid suggests you do that for the pan/crop feature.

please don't tell me i have to zoom each keyframe.

is there a zoom setting that remains constant throughout the whole video?

like a global effect?

thanx

*next*

;)

Comments

Ivan Lietaert wrote on 10/26/2008, 5:43 AM
This is your mistake: you zoomed in on the workspace, but not the video.
Solution: undo your zoomed workspace, to begin with.
Now take a closer look at the pan/crop tool. You have a square in it. Move the mouse pointer to one of its corners. and drag the corner to the center. This will zoom in into the video. Watch the preview window. Be warned, you'll soon see artefacts, if you zoom in too far.
Also, you can grab the square and move it to a different place of your video. Combine this with keyframes, and you can 'follow' the objects/persons you are zoomed in on.
(mr) next wrote on 10/26/2008, 12:27 PM

got it thanx!