Circle IN?

[slushparlor1]

Hello,

I know there is a circle in/out gradient but I'm wondering what people use when they circle in a part of a clip? An example would be a clock on the wall and someone keyframes the clock as a circle all the way into a photo.

Am I making sense?

Thanks.

Theresa

[Steve Grisetti]

You could certainly use a backgroundless PSD file with a round hole cut into it and then keyframe its scaling so that it seems to zoom into the clock.

Is that what you're trying to do?

[Bob]

Rather than make a separate psd file, I would create a title with a circle in it and use it as the matte in a track matte key. Make sure the circle is centered in the title and position the title over the object. keyframe the title scale to zoom in or out as desired. That also gives you transparency in case you want to place something underneath.

[Bill Hunt]

Depending on what one had, and what they wanted to happen, if the clock was shown in the scene, I'd Keyframe both Motion and Scale to zoom in on it, then perhaps zoom back to the full scene. For effect, I'd probably Keyframe a Gaussian Blur with a Track Matte, to defocus the background around the clock.

Hunt

[momoffduty]

Theresa, not sure what effect you are trying to achieve. More info please. The suggestions above are very good. I'll take a stab at this...if you have a picture and want a clock to come in on top. Cut out the clock and put on the track above the pic. Place a onesided transition to the beginning of the clock graphic. Could use the circle insert. The circle insert you can move its center and place directly over the center of the clock. This way the clock pops in from its center.