The "Ken Burns Effect" at DVinfo.net

Ken Hudson · August 21st, 2005, 09:37 AM

This is a feature in iMovie for still images. What I want to know is how to do it in FCE. I realize it is probally a simple thing to do with the motion tab in canvas, but I've been unable to figure it out. If you know how to do it, please explain step by step 'cause I ain't real keen. knowwhatimean?
Thanks,
Ken

Nate Schmidt · August 21st, 2005, 10:04 AM

Ken, you're right its under the motion tab. In the viewer make sure you have view-image and wireframe. go to the motion tab and set a keyframe at the beginning of the clip. move the playhead to where you want the effect to stop and set another keyframe, the go to the video tab and position/size the shot however you want.

Rik Sanchez · August 21st, 2005, 11:20 AM

Ken,
check out http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage...age_index.html there is a tutorial on there for the Ken Burns effect and lots of other stuff for Final Cut Pro. Most should apply to FCE as well.

Shane Ross · August 22nd, 2005, 02:57 AM

Who's Ken Bu....nevermind.

Ken Hudson · August 22nd, 2005, 06:54 PM

Okay, thanks Nate and Ric. I appreciate the help.

Ken Hudson · August 22nd, 2005, 06:56 PM

I mean thanks Rik!

Nate Ford · August 22nd, 2005, 07:08 PM

ken burns is a technically adept, albeit conceptually bankrupt documentary maker whose films have pretty much set the standard for traditional pbs-style historical documentaries in the past 20 years or so. his best known work would be his civil war series. he also did series's (serii? serum? is there a plural for series?) on baseball and jazz. his most recent film was on the great heavyweight fighter jack johnson.

pretty mch anytime you see a documentary that features about 15% talking head shots and 85% archival stills, panning and or zooming about (slowly) within the frame, it's either one of his films or someone using the technique with which he is most closely associated. (during the archival stills, you're usually hearing the voices of the same people from the talking head shots, but you're looking at the stills panning around.)

i can't say for sure about his more recent stuff, but on the older stuff he shot the moving stills on an animation stand, and didn't use after effects. in reality, he doen't do much of the actual work himself anyhow. he has a team of researchers, archival photo wranglers, and so on.

also, he has a stupid haircut.

Nate Ford · August 22nd, 2005, 07:10 PM

ps-
if the imovie version is good enough for you, you could always just use imovie to handle your stills sequences, and then export a quicktime movie which you could bring into final cut for the real editing work.

August 21st, 2005, 09:37 AM	#1
Ken Hudson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Forest, VA Posts: 42	The "Ken Burns Effect" This is a feature in iMovie for still images. What I want to know is how to do it in FCE. I realize it is probally a simple thing to do with the motion tab in canvas, but I've been unable to figure it out. If you know how to do it, please explain step by step 'cause I ain't real keen. knowwhatimean? Thanks, Ken

August 21st, 2005, 10:04 AM	#2
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	Ken, you're right its under the motion tab. In the viewer make sure you have view-image and wireframe. go to the motion tab and set a keyframe at the beginning of the clip. move the playhead to where you want the effect to stop and set another keyframe, the go to the video tab and position/size the shot however you want. __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

August 21st, 2005, 11:20 AM	#3
Rik Sanchez ChorizoSmells Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 424	Ken, check out http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage...age_index.html there is a tutorial on there for the Ken Burns effect and lots of other stuff for Final Cut Pro. Most should apply to FCE as well. __________________ ChorizoSmells Video Barrio Tamatsukuri, Osaka, JAPAN

August 22nd, 2005, 02:57 AM	#4
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Who's Ken Bu....nevermind.

August 22nd, 2005, 06:54 PM	#5
Ken Hudson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Forest, VA Posts: 42	Okay, thanks Nate and Ric. I appreciate the help.

August 22nd, 2005, 06:56 PM	#6
Ken Hudson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Forest, VA Posts: 42	I mean thanks Rik!

August 22nd, 2005, 07:08 PM	#7
Nate Ford Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new york, ny Posts: 121	ken burns is a technically adept, albeit conceptually bankrupt documentary maker whose films have pretty much set the standard for traditional pbs-style historical documentaries in the past 20 years or so. his best known work would be his civil war series. he also did series's (serii? serum? is there a plural for series?) on baseball and jazz. his most recent film was on the great heavyweight fighter jack johnson. pretty mch anytime you see a documentary that features about 15% talking head shots and 85% archival stills, panning and or zooming about (slowly) within the frame, it's either one of his films or someone using the technique with which he is most closely associated. (during the archival stills, you're usually hearing the voices of the same people from the talking head shots, but you're looking at the stills panning around.) i can't say for sure about his more recent stuff, but on the older stuff he shot the moving stills on an animation stand, and didn't use after effects. in reality, he doen't do much of the actual work himself anyhow. he has a team of researchers, archival photo wranglers, and so on. also, he has a stupid haircut.

August 22nd, 2005, 07:10 PM	#8
Nate Ford Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new york, ny Posts: 121	ps- if the imovie version is good enough for you, you could always just use imovie to handle your stills sequences, and then export a quicktime movie which you could bring into final cut for the real editing work.