Looking to animate stills and video in Final cut pro but don’t want to mess with key frames? Did you know that ken burns animation is built into Final Cut Pro X?
In this quick tutorial we look at the Ken Burns effect and what it can and Can’t do.
The following topics are covered in this tutorial:
What is a ken burns effect? https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=15s
Placing the photos/clips in the timeline https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=41s
Using the crop/ transform / distort tool https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=1m3s
Using the Crop tool and activating the Ken Burns effect https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=1m35s
Setting frames for Ken Burns effect https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=1m39s
Other options for the effect https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=2m17s
How it works https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=2m54s
Swapping in outs https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=5m22s
Using the effect on top of video footage https://youtu.be/hASOb6jJmQU?t=6m12s
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