Program for Panning/Zooming on Scanned Still Images at DVinfo.net

Peter Richardson · March 19th, 2004, 08:29 PM

Hey guys--For my documentary I need to be able to do some nice pans and zooms "Ken Burns style" on still images I have scanned into my computer. I am aware that Ken does this by actually shooting the pics, but this is not possible for some of my pictures. Anyway, I was going to do all this in After Effects but it is extremely time consuming. I know there are some programs out there that are specifically designed to do this sort of thing but can't think of them. Can you guys? Thanks!

Peter

P.S. I also need to output this shizzle in 24P as that's what I'm editing in (DVX100 cutting in Avid Xpress Pro).

Wayne Orr · March 19th, 2004, 08:40 PM

Check out "Moving Pictures," Peter, at http://www.stagetools.com/

Wayne

Peter Richardson · March 19th, 2004, 08:47 PM

Thanks Wayne, I'll check it out.

Peter

Matthew Groff · March 19th, 2004, 09:44 PM

Time consuming in After Effects? It's funny you should say this as I'm doing the same thing for something I'm currently working on and it's not really time consuming at all if you know what you're doing. It's really not time consuming on the design, nor the render side. I'm not trying to be critical really, just curious as to what is taking you so long?

mg

Ted Springer · March 20th, 2004, 03:02 AM

I can't believe nobody has mentioned "Photo to Movie" yet!!! Shame on you, people! Shame on you!

It is the best. Easy to use, supports Widescreen and full frame. Lots o' versatility and cheap! Exports movies so you can use them in Final Cut Pro and if you really want to, iMovie. I also used it to export movies at 24p for something to blend with the DVX100. Works freakin' great. it has a demo mode you shall try, but you will want to buy it. You will also want to give me some cash for absolutely no reason (except that I love cash).

Jeff Donald · March 20th, 2004, 03:12 AM

I agree with Ted. Photo to Movie even has key frames, very easy to adjust, superb output and very intuitive. So intuitive, in fact, my 10 year old son uses it and then exports it to iMovie.

Keith Loh · March 20th, 2004, 11:09 AM

time consuming in Aftereffects?

You set one key. Move down the timeline. Move your object. Set another key. I could have done this almost as fast as writing this sentence.

Peter Richardson · March 20th, 2004, 08:26 PM

Oh my god I will never complain on this forum again. By "time consuming" I mean there must be a faster way to do this, and apparently there is. Yes. It is easy to do this in After Effects. But, there are obviously better solutions out there, and thanks guys for pointing out a couple. Wayne: Moving Pictures seems pretty great, especially the fact that it will work inside Avid...very nice and thanks for the recommendation. Are there any advantages Photo to Movie has over Moving Pictures I should be aware of? Seems the fact that Moving Pictures will operate inside Xpress Pro is pretty tough to beat. Thanks again guys,

Peter

Ted Springer · March 20th, 2004, 09:28 PM

I don't know what Moving Pictures is. I don't know what Xpress Pro is. Me not knowing what those programs are should be plenty of reason to go with Photo to Movie instead! Download it. It has a demo mode and you can see for yourself.

PS - You are not to ever complain again! Macs are perfect! :)

Peter Richardson · March 21st, 2004, 03:12 AM

Ted--I've been using PhototoMovie and it seems to work fine. I'm going to download the trial of Moving Pictures though and run a little comparison. The program, Avid Xpress Pro, is the DV editing program put out by Avid, the leading NLE software maker for professionals (a little Apple jab, which I can make b/c I love them and love my PB, so please everyone take this in good humor). Thanks again for the recs guys and I will report back if there are any remarkable findings.

Peter

March 19th, 2004, 08:29 PM	#1
Peter Richardson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 608	Program for Panning/Zooming on Scanned Still Images Hey guys--For my documentary I need to be able to do some nice pans and zooms "Ken Burns style" on still images I have scanned into my computer. I am aware that Ken does this by actually shooting the pics, but this is not possible for some of my pictures. Anyway, I was going to do all this in After Effects but it is extremely time consuming. I know there are some programs out there that are specifically designed to do this sort of thing but can't think of them. Can you guys? Thanks! Peter P.S. I also need to output this shizzle in 24P as that's what I'm editing in (DVX100 cutting in Avid Xpress Pro).

March 20th, 2004, 03:12 AM	#6
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	I agree with Ted. Photo to Movie even has key frames, very easy to adjust, superb output and very intuitive. So intuitive, in fact, my 10 year old son uses it and then exports it to iMovie. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 20th, 2004, 11:09 AM	#7
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	time consuming in Aftereffects? You set one key. Move down the timeline. Move your object. Set another key. I could have done this almost as fast as writing this sentence. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

March 19th, 2004, 08:40 PM	#2
Wayne Orr Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northridge Ca Posts: 734	Check out "Moving Pictures," Peter, at http://www.stagetools.com/ Wayne

March 19th, 2004, 08:47 PM	#3
Peter Richardson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 608	Thanks Wayne, I'll check it out. Peter

March 19th, 2004, 09:44 PM	#4
Matthew Groff Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 132	Time consuming in After Effects? It's funny you should say this as I'm doing the same thing for something I'm currently working on and it's not really time consuming at all if you know what you're doing. It's really not time consuming on the design, nor the render side. I'm not trying to be critical really, just curious as to what is taking you so long? mg

March 20th, 2004, 03:02 AM	#5
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	I can't believe nobody has mentioned "Photo to Movie" yet!!! Shame on you, people! Shame on you! It is the best. Easy to use, supports Widescreen and full frame. Lots o' versatility and cheap! Exports movies so you can use them in Final Cut Pro and if you really want to, iMovie. I also used it to export movies at 24p for something to blend with the DVX100. Works freakin' great. it has a demo mode you shall try, but you will want to buy it. You will also want to give me some cash for absolutely no reason (except that I love cash).

March 20th, 2004, 08:26 PM	#8
Peter Richardson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 608	Oh my god I will never complain on this forum again. By "time consuming" I mean there must be a faster way to do this, and apparently there is. Yes. It is easy to do this in After Effects. But, there are obviously better solutions out there, and thanks guys for pointing out a couple. Wayne: Moving Pictures seems pretty great, especially the fact that it will work inside Avid...very nice and thanks for the recommendation. Are there any advantages Photo to Movie has over Moving Pictures I should be aware of? Seems the fact that Moving Pictures will operate inside Xpress Pro is pretty tough to beat. Thanks again guys, Peter

March 20th, 2004, 09:28 PM	#9
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	I don't know what Moving Pictures is. I don't know what Xpress Pro is. Me not knowing what those programs are should be plenty of reason to go with Photo to Movie instead! Download it. It has a demo mode and you can see for yourself. PS - You are not to ever complain again! Macs are perfect! :)

March 21st, 2004, 03:12 AM	#10
Peter Richardson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 608	Ted--I've been using PhototoMovie and it seems to work fine. I'm going to download the trial of Moving Pictures though and run a little comparison. The program, Avid Xpress Pro, is the DV editing program put out by Avid, the leading NLE software maker for professionals (a little Apple jab, which I can make b/c I love them and love my PB, so please everyone take this in good humor). Thanks again for the recs guys and I will report back if there are any remarkable findings. Peter