Posted by Seattle Eric on 12/23/06 11:28

For the stabilization part, you're really using the wrong tool. A
compositor would be much more appropriate.

Richard Crowley wrote:

> "Okay Yankee" wrote ...
>
>>I can't figure out how to do this for the life of me, although this
>>should be quite simple.
>>
>>I want to zoom-in on one part of a video image that I have in Premiere
>>and keep it zoomed-in on that spot in the final exported video.
>>
>>For example: an image of a politician speaking at a rally... I want to
>>zoom in tightly on his face, blowing that up to full size and cropping
>>out all of the people standing beside him and the crowd, etc.
>>
>>I have used the "Motion" option, and that does zoom in, but the image
>>won't stay still. It wavers all over the place, to the left and right,
>>up and down.
>>
>>Is there a way to just do a tight zoom in on one part of the image and
>>have it stay still? Much appreciation and respect to anyone who can
>>walk me through this.
>
>
> The "Motion" function allows you to change the parameters (zoom,
> horizontal and vertical position, rotation, etc.) throughout the duration
> of the clip. Simply set the "time slider" to the beginning, set up your
> parameters as you like them, and write them down. Then set the
> "time slider" to the END of the clip and enter THE SAME VALUES.
> Your zoom should be rock-steady throughout the entire clip.
>
> Zoomin in on certain politicians could be scary, and trying to use a
> steady framing may be possible only when they are sober. :-)
>
>

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