Possible to Zoom in and out on a Video?

#1 08-23-2008, 09:16 AM

I am using Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 on Vista.

I have a video clip of my son playing hockey, and I'd like to zoom in and out on him to show the audience where he is so they can follow him during the sequence.

Any ideas on how I can do this?

Alternatively, if someone has a suggestion on other ways to highlight him, I'd be very appreciative.

#2 08-23-2008, 10:07 AM

You only have so much resolution, of course, so it may get fuzzy if you zoom in too much.

But right-click on the clip on the timeline and select Show Properties. In the Properties panel, open the Motion properties and increase the Scale settings.

If you keyframe the motions, you can actually create a motion path and zoom in. My Steve's Tips articles at Muvipix.com tell you how.
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#3 08-24-2008, 09:18 PM

I have used the LIGHTING EFFECTS to achieve the highlighting of a person in a group - me in a mob of marching men. You have the choice of 5 'spotlights' but I only use one with both major and minor radii set the same. I use it to highlight the person for a moment - as a sort of pointer. You could probably chase the person around but I have not done that yet.

#4 08-25-2008, 05:33 AM

You can freeze the frame for a few seconds and put a circle/arrow or whatever to hightlight the action.

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