White line cutting off image in Ken Burns effect

Hi I have multiple layers in a clip-- White background, photo with some white background as well, some text. When I apply Ken Burns to get a little movement, all of the sudden a white bar appears up top and cuts off part of the photo. Where is this coming from? There's really nothing above the photo that I can see in the layering of all this? Thoughts?
Thanks so much!
ClemKins

Are you editing inside a clip timeline, or on a project? What are you applying the Ken Burns effect to? The whole clip, the photo?
Please post a screenshot of your timeline, viewer and inspector, to see exactly what you are trying.

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Turn off this annoying Ken Burns effect!

I haven't found a solution on the discussion board for turning off the Ken Burns effect. The checkbox doesn't work, nor does the "settings" button to the right of it. I check "none" for transitions, "none" for effect, "none" on Ken Burns. Still the pictures have the cliche twangy music and annoying pan/zoom thing. Works great in Ken's films, but why did apple screw this up? We need to be able to turn it OFF!
Has anyone found a solution???
Ibook G4 1.42 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Trashing this preference file has had limited success, because that's been posted on earlier inquiries, but I think it doesn't work very well. I found the gray-colored arrows (should be bright red!) next to the "adjust" button. When the arrows are clicked, up comes "music" and "settings". In those dialog boxes, one can actually turn off the Ken Burns and music successfully. Maybe my version of iphoto had this added from previous v.5?
I always wonder why software designers make so much money, and why would anyone actually want to use this overdone, outdated affect as a default??
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Ken Burns effects with stills

I am trying to superimpose images with Ken Burns effects. I have one still that takes up my full frame (rectangle, 16:9). I also have smaller photos superimposed on the first that are placed in other parts of the frame. I can size these other images to any dimensions if I don't use effects, but as soon as I try to use Ken Burns effects on the smaller images, Final Cut is forcing the image to 16:9. This is particularly awkard if the image is a still with portait orientation as opposed to landscape.
Any ideas what I can do? Was not an issue with Final Cut Express.

In Image/Wireframe mode, holding down shift causes resize to be unconstrained when dragging the corners. Have you tried simply dragging the corners of the video without holding down shift? This works for me on my system, although my default method is to use the scroll wheel on my trackball to change the values for scale in the motion tab.
shoots808

Can I fine tune the Ken Burns effect?

I'm using iPhoto 6 for the first time - making a slide show. I turned off the default Ken Burns effect for all slides, but I'm manually setting the KB effect on some slides. I like the ability to specify the starting view and the ending view - such as starting the view with a close-up of a bottle of wine, then zooming back to show the table full of food and the people around it, but....
Is it possible to "fine tune" the KB effect as follows: Have it show the starting view for a specified period of time (e.g. one second), then specify the transition time (e.g. 3 seconds), then have it show the final view for a specified period of time (e.g. 2 seconds).
I.e., I'd like to set up the KB effect so that it "lingers" on the starting view and ending view for a time period that I specify. Is this possible? (If not, this would be a great feature to add in a future release.)

You can kinda do that in iPhoto. It's possible to set individual slide display times with the Adjust pane in the slideshow mode if you don't have the Fit slideshow to Music option selected. You can also set transitions and speed of transition.
To get music to end at the end you will have to estimate the time of the slideshow and use music with a time close to that time. I use a blank, black slide at the end of my slideshow so that the music will end to a blank screen if I miss the timing a bit instead of starting over.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Turning off "Ken Burns" effect for SOME photos

I see that someone has asked a similar question in the past and told that it's not possible to turn off the Ken Burns effect for some photos, but I'm hoping someone has a workaround or there's a hack...
I've made a slideshow and got the idea to "tell the story" by creating some "title" images in Photoshop elements which I've placed in between a series of photos.
These are just black backgrounds with the title (e.g. "...and the party begins", "Family reunion" etc.) in big white letters. I'm very happy with that idea
I like the Ken Burns effect for the slideshow as it adds some semi-video "action" effect, but NOT on the titles. Having the Ken Burns effect there just looks stupid, so I would like to remove it for the titles alone.
I know I can do it the other way round (go to "Settings" for the Slideshow, deselect "Automatic Ken Burns effect", then manually add the effect for all the photos I want), but with a slideshow album that's going to take ages to do!!
Is there a better way?

Perhaps you're checking the KB button on the "main" menu for the slideshow. That actually changes only the setting for the image that is currently selected. Try using the "Settings" button and deselect the "Automatic KB effect."
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Hello
working with iMovie HD 6.0.4
I do have iMovie 11, but can't figure out how to manage more than one soundtrack (Movie and Music).
So back to iMovie HD 6.
I searched the Help section regarding turning off Ken Burns Effect.
This is what it says:
To remove the pan and zoom effect from a photo in your movie:
Select the image in the clip viewer or timeline viewer.
Click the Media button, click Photos at the top of the Media pane, and then click Show Photo Settings.
In the Photo Settings window, deselect the Ken Burns Effect checkbox.
Click Apply.
BUT: here is NO checkbox to deselect Ken Burns Effect.
Anybody know what happened?
The reason I want to get rid of it is that zooming makes stills unwatchable. I it barely ok in iPhoto but in iMovie, the resolution is totally messed up.
It would be great if somebody has an idea to turn off Ken Burns Effect.
Thank you
Christian

Go to File/Project Properties and you can define the default behavior for adding stills to your project.
After clicking File/Project Properties, you will click on the Timing Tab. There you will see how to set the default still photo duration and the initial photo placement.
You an set it as Ken Burns, Fit, or Crop. You can always change it later in the Rotate, Crop, Ken Burns tools, but if you are importing a lot, it makes sense to set the default as the one you are most likely to need.

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.
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I am using iMovie 09. I am creating a slideshow. I want to turn off the Ken Burns effect from all stills. Is there a way to do this in one operation?
Mary Lou

Yes. Select one still. Open the Rotate, Crop, Ken Burns Tool on the middle Toolbar. Set it to FIT (for letterboxing) or to CROP (for it to fill the screen, but cut off the top and bottom). This will turn off Ken Burns.
Now select the photo you just adjusted and EDIT/COPY (or Command-C).
Now click EDIT/SELECT ALL (or Command-A) to select all photos.
Finally, click EDIT/PASTE ADJUSTMENTS/CROP ADJUSTMENTS to apply to all photos.

Automatic Ken burns effect final cut pro x

I would like to apply the Ken Burns effect automatically, and with random motion, to all stills on the time line in Final Cut Pro X.
It is possible in iMovie, so I would expect that Final Cut Pro X would have it also as basic functionality, but I just can't seem to find out to do it.

You can turn it on in the crop function, either under the transform popup in the viewer or in the inspector.

Turning off the Ken Burns Effect

How do I shut off the Ken Burns Effect to a specific image? I tried using it (I hated it) now I want to go back to just displaying the image. Do I need to delete from the timeline and start over?

In the inspector reset the Crop parameter.

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I have an iPod touch 5th generation and I'm trying to make a movie using the iMovie app. When I put an image on there it moves from side to side and zooms in and out. I believe this is called the "Ken Burn Effect". Is there any way that I can turn the Ken Burn Effect off without having to adjust the image position and zoom level to be the same for the start and end points?

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Unfortunately, the Ken Burns Effect cannot be turned off in iMovie for iOS. Like you mentioned above, having the photo at the same start and end point is the best way to make it appear as if it isn't moving/zooming.

Can I crop an image then apply the Ken Burns effect?

I shot a panoramic still with the iOS6 on my iPhone 4S. I guess because I didn't hold it steady there are white boundries on the top and bottom. I would like to crop these pieces out and then apply the Ken Burns effect.

Crop the image in Preview or iPhoto.

Cant turn off the ken burns effect

The ken burns effect (why is that on by default for crissakes?) cannot be tuned off!!!! I have about 10 images in a movie made up of about 100 still images on which the ken burns effect cannot be turned off. I tried unchecking the ken burns check box & hitting the update button, but it immediately turns itself back on!! Tis is with iMovie 3, and as i said, it affects only the first 10 or so images in this particular project.

I know, sometimes it feels like Ken Burns has a mind of its own. It WILL do what you want, but first you have to figure out its rules.
The most important is that all of the Ken Burns settings, the KB checkbox, zoom, pan and duration are controlled by the LAST imported clip you made, or a previously-imported clip you clicked on. THAT's what sets the default setting for your next import(s). (A very nice feature, by the way, for it lets you apply the Ken Burns settings of one clip to the next photos you import. You don't have to reconfigure settings each time.)
That also means that when you uncheck the KB checkbox that won't "stick". When you click on some other clip it may change.
So when updating an existing clip, the trick is to select the clip, THEN adjust the Ken Burns settings, THEN Update the clip.
A complicating factor is that previously-imported photos to which special effects or other editing has been applied are no longer considered Ken Burns clips, so clicking on them doesn't have the same result.
So pay close attention to what you click on, and even closer attention to whether or not there is a clip selected or an image selected in the Photos pane selected. iMovie will select a photo on its own when you haven't selected something.
It works like you want, but first you have to see that what it does is you want.
Karl

How do you turn off the Ken Burns effect?

I have students who are using iMovie to create animations. We can't get iMovie to NOT apply the Ken Burns effect to the still images they are making and importing. How do we turn this "feature" off?

Are you talking about iMovie for iOS?
I will assume you are as this is the iOS forum.
You cannot turn this off.
iMovie iOS is not the app you should use to make animations.
I suggest you have a look in the AppStore for a better app, there are a few that are better suited to make video from still frames.
Better yet do it on a computer, you will have many more options.
But again iMovie Mac is not the best app to do this.
QuickTime Pro actually has better importing of image sequences the iMovie.

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