Changing Shots, and Creating Motion in Stills

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‌Changing Shots, and Creating Motion in Stills

You can use the stabilization system to adjust framing of shots in post- production, or to create motion from still images (the Ken Burns effect).

To use the stabilizing engine you have to be stabilizing, so simply animating the Delta controls will not let you pan and scan without the following trick. Delete any the trackers, click the Get Tracks button, and then turn on the Translation channel of the stabilizer. This turns on the stabilizer, making the Delta channels work, without doing any actual stabilization.

You must enter a reasonable estimate of the lens field of view. If it is a moving- camera or tripod-mode shot, you can track it first to determine the field of view.

Remember to delete the trackers before beginning the mock stabilization.

If you are working from a still, you can use the single-frame alignment tool to determine the field of view. You will need to use a text editor to create an IFL file that contains the desired number of copies of your original file name.

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