Pan and Zoom Question

[Mr_tin]

I'm slowly getting up to speed with my first large project...it will be 80% photos and 20% video from a European cruise.
I've spent a lot of time getting organized and admit I'm a little gun shy since it's a big learning curve and I don't want to make a minor mistake that costs me a lot of time.
So my question is....

I will be using pan and zoom in approx half the photos...is it better to bring them in to PE by creating a slide show in PSE9 with the pan and zoom feature enabled, or just put all the photos in PE and set the pan and scan for each photo individually once I get the storyline laid out?

Thanks

[Chuck Engels]

Hi Mr. Tin

For your first one it might be best to start with the PSE Slideshow Creator, send the slideshow to Premiere Elements and then break it apart so you can fine tune the pan and zoom on some photos.

You could also use the Pan and Zoom Theme in Premiere Elements, that will add an automatic pan and zoom to each photo as well, you will still need to tweak them a bit (some more than others).

Then again, doing the whole thing yourself is a great learning experience well worth the time.
We have excellent tutorials on keyframing here at Muvipix and lots of help from the forum as you will find out I'm sure

[Steve Grisetti]

And don't forget to resize your photos to no larger than 1000x750 pixels in size before you begin! It will save you a lot of time and trouble -- and some intense headaches -- later.

That said, I agree with Chuck. For creating slideshows, the Slide Show Creator under the Create tab in the Elements Organizer is the way to go. Just remember, when you're ready to port it over to Premiere Elements, to select the option to Send to Premiere Elements.

Welcome to Muvipix, Mr. Tin!

[Mr_tin]

Steve and Chuck - thanks so much for your advice.

[Peru]

And don't forget to coordinate the music with the pan and zoom (if you're using music in the background).
Music done well can make a mediocre slide show a great one.

[George Tyndall]

That said, I agree with Chuck. For creating slideshows, the Slide Show Creator under the Create tab in the Elements Organizer is the way to go. Just remember, when you're ready to port it over to Premiere Elements, to select the option to Send to Premiere Elements.

Welcome to Muvipix, Mr. Tin!

My specialty is slide shows, and after much trial and error I must agree with Chuck and Steve.

[Mr_tin]

Thanks so much for all your input, unfortunately I have health issues that have kept me away from this project so it's almost like starting over again everytime.
Here's my outdated website to give you an idea www.evanoff.ca

Right now I'm having some trouble getting my keyframing to work the way I want it.

Chuck mentioned there are some excellent tutorials on keyframing here at Muvipix, can you tell me where I can find them on the site?

Thanks again.

Martin

[Dave McElderry]

EDIT: Chuck has given the link below to the keyframing article. Additionally, if you gave us some specifics on what issues you're having we can attempt to work you through it. You can also try searching the forum for topics related to keyframing.

[Chuck Engels]

Here is the more current keyframing article
http://muvipix.com/products.php?searchp ... 2&btn.y=18
st-Basic Keyframing

It is a PDF article, not a video tutorial but covers all of the basics. The older tutorials are good as well, keyframing has not changed since version 1.

There are other tutorials on keyframing available with a $20 Learning Basic subscription.