Cross Dissolve / Ken Burns

I want some text to fade up, and then fade away, as it's growing in size.
I've applied a Ken Burns zoom to the text, and a cross dissolve to each end.
But for some reason the Ken burns effect only starts when the text has finished fading up.
Confusingly though, the zoom then continues through the fade-out - so it's obviously possible to have both effects at the same time.
HAve tried all sorts of things - Anyone know what's going on?

It seems as though Ken Burns does not begin until the transition is complete. Try doing the fade in using the opacity control in the video animation window (control- v). That seems to work ok with Ken Burns.

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Hi,
does anyone here know a free or commercial slideshow component for AS3 (must work with flex 3) which does the following:
cross-fading,
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scale-to-fill resizing of images
dynamically resizable frame size (so it can be used as a browser background)
It should work like on the following site
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My client wants this, but programming it from scratch will take rather long, so if anyone can help out here, that would be great.
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Chris:
The export method you used creates a 640 x 480 QT file. If you use the Share->Send to iDVD menu option that will create a 720 x 540 QT file, save it in the Movies folder and automatically put it in iDVD. That should produce a higher image quality final product. If you have an iDVD project already started open it before starting the Share procedure so it will be the selected destination. In any case the larger QT movie will be saved to your Movies folder so you can include it manually is desired.
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Ken Burns with Fade in Fade out Dissolve

I have about 300 pictures and want to add kens burns and fade in fade out dissolve to all at once then go one by one and adjust.
I figured out how to do copy paste attriubutes to all pics for Ken Burns, BUT not sure if there is a simple way to add Fade in Fade out Dissolve btn each of them to avoid doing 300x
Thanks much
drgwtv

OK I'll bite... Who is this Ken Burns?
There's a couple of ways to go about adding your transitions. I think is the easiest.
Make sure the favorite transition and length you want it are set in your effects tab. Select all of your clips in the timeline and drag them up to the canvas holding down the mouse. Several options should display and I believe the one you want is overwright with favorite transition. Its been a while since I've done but give it a try and post back if I'm wrong.
For bonus points-
Another way to quickly add your favorite transition is to use the arrow key or mouse to position the cursor at the edit point and press Apple+T

Anyway to "UN" Ken Burns stills globally or as default bringing in jpeg's? New to iMovie. I have 3 titles that build. First is logo, add prod't name second line, add date 3rd line. They shift when dissolving between them. Title function NG for this.

Anyway to "UN" Ken Burns stills globally or as default bringing in jpeg's? New to iMovie. I have 3 titles that build. First is logo, add prod't name second line, add date 3rd line. They shift when dissolving between them. Title function NG for this.
The people at the Apple store gave me a long, tedious workaround which is open Pages and bring in logo. Export it as a PDF. Open the PDF in Review and then "Save As" a jpg to the desktop and drag and drop into the imovie. Even with this process, the text will sometimes shift. When it works, it looks good, the logo comes up, then the second line fades in under it as part of the build and then the third line completes the graphic. It would something this easy and straight forward would be easy.
HarveyV

I did the work around for the titles/jpg's in this short video.
I'll try your fix on the next one. I have 22 short 3-5 minute videos to produce
and I'm on number 5. This should save me a bunch of time.
It would appear that you know more than the guy at the Apple Store.
Thank goodness for on-line forums.
I already tried fixing them individually as you suggested,
by going the crop/fit route. However, even then,
the second in the series had always shifted.
The first and the third images lined up, but not number 2..
So I brought in all the images, (1, 2 and 3).
and then the 2nd image again and put it in the third position
in the sequence on the time line. I deleted the "original" 2nd image.
So I had 1, 3, then 2. Then I dragged and dropped the correct number two
into position two and it worked. So what happens is that the
client logo appears, then that stays put and the next line dissolves in
and then the third dissolves in. They are three separate titles, but they
are aligned perfectly so that they build as I dissolve between them.
I think the problem with the edit copy route would be that while
I could edit/copy the logo, I couldn't position text through the
iMovie text function exactly as it only gives you middle or bottom third etc.
Each title with the product name is positioned individually depending on
length and number of lines. By going through Pages, I can position the logo
and the text exactly. Also, some logos are horizontal, while others
are square etc., so text positioning is crucial.Anyhow,
I'll try the global approach for the next one and see how that works.
Thanks very much for your insight and especially for your prompt reply.
I trust you're inside on this gorgeous July 4th because you're
making money on your computer. ;-)HarveyVOn 7/4/2011 3:57 PM, Apple Support Communities Updates wrote:
> Apple Support Communities <https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa>>>> Re: Anyway to "UN" Ken Burns stills globally or as default> bringing in jpeg's? New to iMovie. I have 3 titles that build.> First is logo, add prod't name second line, add date 3rd line.> They shift when dissolving between them. Title function NG for...>> created by AppleMan1958 > <https://discussions.apple.com/people/AppleMan1958> in /iMovie/ - View > the full discussion > <https://discussions.apple.com/message/15552380#15552380>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> I am baffled by what you are asking...but if you are asking how to > turn off the Ken Burns effect, you can do it for future photos you add > by going to File/Project Preferences and setting the default initial > photo placement to FIT or CROP rather than Ken Burns.>> For a global change on photos that are already in your project, pick a > photo. Open the Rotate, Crop, Ken Burns Tool. Select FIT or CROP. > Exit the tool. Now select this same photo and EDIT/COPY.>> Now, EDIT/SELECT ALL.>> Finally, EDIT/PASTE ADJUSTMENTS.../CROP ADJUSTMENTS.

Mixing Ken Burns effected images w/ stills

I'm creating a slideshow that mixes images with the Ken Burns effect on, and images with the effect turned off. I've noticed that when I place a non-Ken Burns'd image immediately after a Ken Burns'd image, the playback isn't accurate. The still image appears black or doesn't accuratly play back what's represented on the timeline.
I've dug through a lot of threads here but haven't found my answer. And help or just links to other threads would be great!

The workaround for this, for people running Snow Leopard, is to insert a smallest possible Cross Dissolve transition between the Ken Burns clip and the still. Actually, probably any transition will work.
The problem seems to be related to Quicktime 7.6.6, and manifests with stills, not movie clips. However, Snow Leopard folks, unlike those running Leopard, have not successfully been able to revert to an earlier version of Quicktime--at least as far as I know. You will notice that the problem does not manifest between Ken Burns photos or video clips, but only when non-Ken Burns stills are involved. Ken Burns stills are really movie clips. Inserting a transition will also turn a still into a movie clip. Thus evolves the workaround.
Hope this works for you.

'ken burns' poor quality interlacing jagged

This post is to document issues with 'Ken Burns' rendering in Final Cut Express 4 and some workarounds and possible bugs in software I found.
Similar posts about this issue:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/5207261#5207261
When I import images into final cut express and apply keyfram effects with panning and zooming a.ka. the 'Ken Burns Effect' I find that image quality is very poor. This occurs in most BUT NOT ALL images in viewer and canvas windows as well as rendered footage. The video issues are severe interlacing artifacts (horizontal blurry lines) as well as motion jitter along edges.
Many other users on the web suggested the following, which did not work for me:
-Avoid using JPEG files because their compression introduces artifacts which causes problems for Final Cut
I have found both JPEG and TIFFs have trouble with Ken Burns, although I do have certain TIFFs that seem to work.
-Using different software to render ken burns panning.
This seems silly to me. I find that the integration of pan,zoom necessary for fine tuning during editing. This would be extremely time consuming to separately generate each pan/zoom clip and import. I have heard that some software has high-end smoothing, but I am satisfied with the images that do pan and zoom correctly in Final cut.
-Adjusting Field Dominance in the clip properties to none
this was already set on my clips
-Adjust render settings.
I saw a 1001 rendering 'recipes' offered up to fix image pan/zoom issues. None worked
Things I discovered
Ken burns effect looked great when the image was in a transition, but bad when it was not. For example: Imagine a 5 second cross dissolve between regular video and ken burns motion image. When image becomes clearly visible in the latter 2.5 seconds of the transition it looks excellent while panning/zooming. When the transition finishes there is a sudden change to poor quality in the pan/zoom.
-The render bar on top of the timeline is dark-green for good-looking images, which according to the final cut manual, means 'no render necessary'
-There was nothing special about these render-not-necessary images that I could find in resolution, settings, etc.
-Good looking images were jpegs, gifs, and tiffs
I tried converting other images and reimporting, no luck
-I can make the ken burns look good for all images by playing the movie in the canvas window and setting it 99% zoom.
Any zoom level other than 100% looks good.
-This seems like a bug to me.
Eventually I just used a screen recording application called screenflow to capture my video playing in canvas window at 99% in real time.
This worked.
Hopefully someone can explain why rendered images never look good and what format works to get the dark green line and avoid rendering all together and these problems.
I don't mind converting file formats beforehand as long as they work well

The render bar on top of the timeline is dark-green for good-looking images, which according to the final cut manual, means 'no render necessary'
This is misleading. It simply means rendering is not necessary for playback. It does NOT mean that the material does not need to be rendered.
100% zoom level is as close to how your video actually looks that a computer monitor can display.
You never said what format you're working in.
You always have to render still images. You're making video, and they're not video.

Very strange - using cross dissolve transition between a series of stills

New to FCP - been using FCE for a couple of years now.
I have a bunch of stills that I animate aka the Ken Burns effect. After I add keyframes at beginning and the end of the clip, I then add a transition (I use transitions on almost every picture). For some strange reason, when I use a cross dissolve and render it, the picture shakes a bit when I play it. It's not the screen that shakes, it's just the picture in the canvas and it only shakes when the transition plays. After the transition, the picture plays just fine. Very strange. Never happened in FCE and only happens with cross dissolve.
Any ideas? thanks.

When I render the picture and transition, I hit Option R which renders everything - doesn't take too long because I render after each change. Not moving keyframes out which actually creates another problem that the movement doesn't start immediately but that's not what I'm talking about here.
I've been doing this awhile and it's never seen this before. Using a new scanner (Canon) and just bought Adobe CS3 Design that I use to edit the pix but can't believe either of those would be a problem. Has anyone heard of a problem with FCP after installing an Adobe product?
Thanks for the suggestions anyway

Photos in Timeline and Ken Burns Effect (Motion Control)

I'd like to check my processes for setting photos with the Ken Burns Effect. I've used Tom's Motion Control example to set Ken Burns Effect on two or more photos that are next to each other in the timeline. I have found that if the photos are approximately the same pixel size that it works well. When they are significantly different I still see the second pic holding still for a few frames and then the movement.
So, I'm interested in other experiences. Did you also find that the relative size of the photos makes a difference? And, when you have photos that are significantly diff in size, what process do you use to bring them closer together?
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dave

Hi David,
I think the problem you are having is similar to one that I was encountering while finishing a project a few weeks ago. I also was using photos of differing sizes, but the issue with the late start on the "Ken Burns Effect" on the second photo wasn't related to the differing photo sizes, but to the transition I used between the images.
I found that when I applied Motion to a photo using keyframes, the motion looked fine on both images until I applied a cross dissolve in between images. I realized that the cross dissolve is looking for frames before the motion keyframe to blend with the previous photo. Since the frames before the keyframe are "generated" (I'm not sure if that's the correct word) from the first frame of the still (which has no motion) it generates 15 frames (for a 1 second cross dissolve) that are not moving. That makes it appear like it's stuck and then starts moving when the playhead hits the motion keyframe.
My solution was to move the still photo clips (one at a time) up one video track, extend both ends 15 frames and set the motion keyframe at the "new" beginning of the clip and the "new" end and do my motion based on that new clip length. I then brought in both ends back to their original positions and dropped the clip back into its original spot and then applied the cross dissolve. Now the cross dissolve would have 15 frames with motion to work with for blending the two pictures.
It was incredibly tedious, but I had to do it because the images made up a large part of the video project I was working on. If anyone can suggest a better way of doing it, I would greatly appreciate it.
Despite the time involved, I was really happy with the final results.
I hope that helps.
I don't log in here very often, so if you have any questions, feel free to email me at cgonzalezat*sfchronicle*dotcom
Good luck.

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You could try Edit > Select All then click on the crop button and change the setting from Ken Burns to Fit.
I find that this only works if you do not have the Automatic Cross Dissolve transitions in place.
If you do, File > Project Theme and uncheck the transitions and remove them.
After you have changed from Ken Burns to Fit, you can re-apply them.
Easiest way in future is to set up your project (File > Project Properties) before you start adding photos.
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I've got a a sequence full of still pictures stacked on top of each other, all linked with cross-dissolves (to show the chonology of a person's life at various stages). The pictures all stay on screen until, one at a time, they dissolve into the replacement picture.
When I play it back in the Canvas, there is a lot of shaking going on as the dissolves go in and out.
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Hi,
I'm a newbie to fce.
I am having the same problem as Andrew. When I use a cross dissolve transition, the outgoing video begins to "jitter" or "shake" during the transition. I am using a series of still images and a "ken burns effect". The jitter does not occur during the effect pan/zoom, only during the transition and only the outgoing video.
I've noticed the same jitter when using a fade to black transition as well.
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I did not have this problem with iMovie 6 HD.
I've burned a DVD and viewed on a television and get the same result.
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Hi birdy,
For "on the fly" slideshows from an album or selection of images, uncheck the "Automatic Ken Burns effect" in the Slideshow menu window that pops up. Click the "save settings" button.
For Cinematic permanent slideshows that you created from an album or selection of images,
Click the settings icon and in the next window uncheck the "automatic Ken burns.
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How can I modify the Fit, Crop, or Ken Burns effect for the entire movie?

How can I modify the Fit, Crop, or Ken Burns effect for the entire movie? I've been having to go through them all individually which takes forever.

You could try Edit > Select All then click on the crop button and change the setting from Ken Burns to Fit.
I find that this only works if you do not have the Automatic Cross Dissolve transitions in place.
If you do, File > Project Theme and uncheck the transitions and remove them.
After you have changed from Ken Burns to Fit, you can re-apply them.
Easiest way in future is to set up your project (File > Project Properties) before you start adding photos.
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Slideshow -- Ken Burns effect

IPhoto slideshows not only has the ability to dissolve between photos, but includes the Ken Burns effect. While the ability to use transitions like dissolve in a slideshow is supported in Aperture, I have not found a way to float the photo to the left, right, down, up, etc. while being displayed. This effect really adds polish to a slide presentation, however, it is not supported in iDVD, DVD Studio Pro (at least version 2 which I have), and it appears it isn't supported in Aperture. Is it hidden somewhere in Aperture that I haven't found yet, and if not, why is iPhoto the only app that seems to have this feature? It seems weird that iPhoto would eclipse two professional-level apps (DVD Studio Pro and Aperture) with regards to a feature.
If anyone knows for sure, let me know!
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Thanks for you reply. The reason for my reply above is that the discussion pages ask to add some remark to mark the thread as answered, so I just added that "no known answer". This was discussed with others in another topic, and yes you are correct, the discussion was on the very pro vs. amateur point you brought up.
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I've never seen an answer for these problems, so i'm hoping someone can help. Whenever I use the Ken Burns effect (both the auto and when i do it manually) the photos are very blurry. I have tried large hig resolution photo's as well as lower es. Same result. I thought it might be proessing power or a graphics card issue, but even if i export it to Quicktime or IDVD it's the same blurriness. Is there a setting I need to change? Is my current set up just not capable of utilizing this?
Second problem is transitions. If I do different transitions between slide they frequently will be wrong. Mostly they default to dissolve. If I begin with say Mosiaic, it will work fine until i switch to dissolve, and then it will stay on dissolve, no matter what I change it to. Any help?
Sorry for two seemingly different issues, but I'm trying to do both at once.

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Ken Burns Effect - A four-letter word?

So I guess you have to uncheck the Ken Burns effect in two places everytime you do a slide show. One in the settings gear menu. Very annoying. Is there any way to setup a default slideshow setting that has no music, no dissolves or other fancy transitions, no Ken Burns and a set time frame other than the default 3 secs. I've got hundreds of albums of pictures and I'd like to be able to do a quick manual slideshow of any of them in a hurry. It seems like there are way too many steps involved just to turn everything off.

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