Posted by Chris on 07/02/06 23:32

It is actually quite simple! Scan the pictures at high resolution and use
Premiere's built in motion, (keyframeable) to pan accross the picture.
Chris Vee
South Africa

"RP" <RobertPerezLaw@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello rec.video.production! Pardon my noobieness, but I've recently
> started making videos for fun (and, well, my son is getting married in
> September and they've asked me to do a video for display at the
> wedding, but that's another story). I need your help on a technique I'd
> like to achieve.
>
> I have a ton of photographs and .wma music, and some historical VHS and
> Hi-8 clips that I want to assemble into some kind of retrospective
> production to be displayed at the wedding. I have reasonable starter
> gear, including Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, CS2, Encore 2.0, a decent
> scanner, a GL-2, and a powerful gaming rig that's been supplemented for
> this purpose with 2 big-ass 500g SATAs for storage. I am a rank noob at
> video, but am technically competent and have good aesthetic
> sensibilities, a good ear and eye, and high standards for production
> values in most endeavors. Although I have virtually no experience, I
> was asked to do this because I composed a video for my Dad one Father's
> Day and it was a big hit. I've spent the last few months playing with
> these toys to get familiar with the capabilities of the various
> technologies, and now I'm ready to get down to the business of
> assembling footage. So here I am.
>
> I have in mind a kind of still image photo montage, peppered with
> occasional video clips for variety, but the primary asset will be still
> images with a soundtrack. I've seen the kind of photo montage that I
> have in mind (it's certainly not a very original idea) and one effect
> I've noticed in professional productions is a kind of panning across
> still images separated by cross dissolves. The panning provides a real
> sense of motion and brings a professional look that I never enjoyed in
> my Dad's video, and I'd like to try that out in this next project.
>
> How is this effect typically achieved? Is it necessary to create new
> footage panning the camera in real time across the surface of an actual
> photograph, or is there some kind of digital effect that can be
> employed with my already scanned in digital images?
>
> I hope this message makes sense, and thanks all for reading. I look
> forward to your responses, and to becoming an active member of the
> newsgroup.
>

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