Making still images 'move'

There is a video editing effect I see in use that takes a still image within a timeline and adds the perception of motion. May only move a few pixels over a designated period of time but brings the image to life. Is the effect available in any version of elements - right now I'm using Vista with elements 3. Thanks!

Welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately, you have posted to the Tips & Tricks sub-forum. This is a repository for articles on how to do things. Maybe our MOD, Steve Grisetti, can move this out to the main forum, where you will get much more traffic.
Now, if I understand, what you wish to do is animate your still images. That is easily done with the Pan & Zoom of the stills. There are some Presets in PrE, but I use Keyframes to animate the fixed Effect>Motion>Position and Motion>Scale for this. It is often called the Ken Burns Effect.
Also, make sure that your still images are sized appropriately in, say PS/PSE. This ARTICLE will give you some tips.
Good luck, and hope that it helps,
Hunt

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Try sizing your photos to 1000x750 pixels in size.
Also, right-click on each photo on the timeline and select Field Options and check the Flicker Removal box.
These will give you the best quality.
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I'd recommend you install the latest version of Quicktime and the newest RealTek drivers, as we recommend in our FAQ.
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Mac Friendly wrote:
.. QUESTION: When does iMovie 09 drop alternate scan lines? At ALL exporting? (Even to QT?)
it drops..
• NOT on import = all clips in Events contain 100% quality, whatever you do in Projects..
• NOT if you use speed, dissolve or fade ONLY in a Project
• ALLWAYS, if you use any OTHER 'effect' (e.g. page curl, a map, a background, any title), on ANY clip in the Project.. therefor on any export setting
the intended workflow is, you shouldn't export manually, but Share to MediaBrowser (=which creates a 540/h264file.. ), which appears in the Media/iM tab in iDVD.. you've tried that way?
did I mention my suade .. ?
consider:
• iDVD creates videoDVD, which has - by standards - 720x480.. a fraction of your original pics and what your Mac's screen offer..
• watching such a disk on a computer or HiDef-flatscreen in 'fullscreen mode' means, each pixel gets zoomed by some factor of up to 4 .. => 'blocky', pixelated look.
• for finally judging pic quality, you should use a 'tube'/CRT TV ..

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NLEdit,
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Original source: mini DV tape, it's all HD
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