Keyframe Preset

OhMyGosh wrote on 5/21/2007, 10:04 PM
When working with stills, I go to Pan/Crop and add half a dozen keyframes for an effect that I really like. I would like to be able to keep that effect as a preset because I use it so much, but when I go to presets, there are only presets for aspect ratios. I save it anyway, but it doesn't work on new stills. I know that I can copy the keyframes from one still to the other, but I don't want to have to recreate the effect for every project. Any help? Thanks. Cin

Comments

mickbadal wrote on 6/7/2007, 12:28 PM
I believe you can accomplish something similar to what you're looking for by using takes. "Takes" allow you to associate multiple media files to an event, and switch between them, and I believe the properties (such as pan/crop keyframes) persist.

To setup a take, right-click and drag the media file from the Project Media or Explorer window to an event on the timeline. A shortcut menu is displayed when you release the mouse button. From the shortcut menu, choose Add as Takes. The media file is added to the event as the active take, and the original media file remains in your project as a take.
OhMyGosh wrote on 6/7/2007, 10:23 PM
Thanks for the help Mick. You are right, the keyframes do persist in the takes. My problem is that I want to do the same effect to other pictures in the project. I have found that I can copy and paste the attributes within the project, and that is a big help, but I wish I could save them as presets so that I could use the same effect from project to project. I can open 2 projects together, and copy the attributes from one to the other :) Thanks again. Cin
mickbadal wrote on 6/8/2007, 8:08 AM
"I can open 2 projects together, and copy the attributes from one to the other"

That's basically what I do. I have a "test project" containing events of all my "best of" effects, and when I want to use one, I copy the effect from the "test project" to my current project, then insert a different video or still on the effect as a new take.

I don't know if there's a better way, but for now that works pretty good for me.