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Step 1.

Set up the ﬁrst Ken Burns

move as desired and then

apply it.

Step 2.

In the photo browser, select

a different photo, and then

select the same photo that

you selected for Step 1.

This tricks iMovie HD into

preparing to create a new

clip instead of updating the

one you just created.

Step 3.

In the Photo Settings panel,

click the Reverse button.

This reverses the Ken Burns

settings that you set up for

Step 1: its end point becomes

the new start point.

Step 4.

Specify the End settings for

the second Ken Burns move

and then apply it.

Beyond Ken Burns: Other Pan-Zoom Tools

Ken Burns isn’t the only game

in town. Several companies

offer pan-zoom tools that work

with iMovie HD.

Photo to Movie. Photo to Movie

by LQ Graphics (www.lqgraphics.

com) makes it very easy to cre

ate pan-zoom effects. Create

your effect in Photo to Movie,

export it as a QuickTime movie,

and then bring it into iMovie HD

and add it to your project.

Photo to Movie’s results are

superior to those created by the

Ken Burns effect. Photo to Movie

does a better job of what anima

tors call ease in and ease out:

rather than motion abruptly

starting and ending, the motion

starts and ends gradually. The

results have a more profes

sional appearance.

SlickMotion. This simple pro

gram is included with GeeThree’s

Slick Transitions and Effects

Volume 4, an extensive library of

iMovie effects. SlickMotion also

supports ease-in/ease-out, and

adds the ability to rotate images.

Motion Pictures. This scaled-

down version of Photo to Movie

is included with Roxio’s Toast.

Advanced Ken Burns Techniques

Ken Burns has some limitations. One is

that you can’t “hold” on a certain frame.

You might want to have a 10-second clip in

which the photo zooms for the ﬁrst eight

seconds and then remains static for the last

two. Or maybe you want to zoom in part

way, freeze for a couple of seconds, and

then continue zooming.

Ken can’t do that.

Another limitation is that you can’t

combine multiple moves in a single clip.

For example, you might want to pan across

a photo and then zoom in on part of it.

Ken can’t do that, either.

At least not without a little ﬁnessing.

It’s actually possible to accomplish both of

these tasks in iMovie HD. Here’s how.

Holding on a Frame

To hold on a frame, save a frame from a Ken Burns-

generated clip, then add it to the timeline.

Step 1.

Set up the Ken Burns effect as desired and then

apply it, as described on page 237.

Step 2.

Select the clip that iMovie HD has rendered, then

move the playhead to its last frame.

Step 3.

Choose Create Still Frame from the Edit menu

(Shift-

1-S).

Step 4.

Locate the still frame in the Clips pane, drag it to the

timeline and, if necessary, trim it to the desired length.

Tip: You can also adjust the still frame’s duration by

double-clicking the clip, then entering a new duration

in the Clip Info dialog box.

You can also start by holding on a

frame, and then panning and zoom

ing. First, apply the Ken Burns effect,

then navigate to the ﬁrst frame of the

resulting clip and create a still frame

from it. Position the still-frame clip

before the Ken Burns clip.

Another variation involves inserting

a still image in the middle of a Ken

Burns move so that panning and

zooming stops and then resumes.

For this trick, apply the Ken Burns

effect and then split the resulting clip

where you want to hold on a frame.

(To split a clip, position the playhead

at the desired split point and choose

Split Video Clip at Playhead from the

Edit menu.)

Next, move the playhead to the last

frame of the ﬁrst half of the clip (or

to the ﬁrst frame of the second half).

Create a still frame, and drag the

resulting clip between the two halves.

spread M11

Combining Moves

Combining two kinds of moves involves importing the same

photo twice and applying different Ken Burns settings each time.

Variations

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