How To Zoom in Premiere Pro - VERY EASY TUTORIAL UNDER 2 MINUTE
8How to Zoom in on a Clip
A digital zoom in Premiere Pro is a simple animation in which a clip is scaled up. For this example, we’ll zoom in on this clip of a coffee cup if you want to follow along!
Step 1: Set the Starting Point for Your Zoom
Select a clip in your Timeline and position the playhead where the movement will begin.
Open the Effect Controls panel and locate the Scale and Position properties.
Click the stopwatch to turn on keyframing and set a keyframe for both Scale and Position. The stopwatch will be blue when keyframing is on, and any further adjustments made to those properties will be recorded via keyframe.
Step 2: Animate the Zoom Effect
Move the playhead to the spot where you want the movement to end and adjust the Scale and Position properties so you’re zoomed in and framed up around your subject. New keyframes will be recorded as long as keyframing is on.
Play it back in real-time and make any adjustments. To make the movement quicker, move the keyframes closer together. To slow it down, move them farther apart.
Step 3: Polish and Complete Your Zoom
You might notice the move seems to start and stop abruptly. To create more of a non-linear motion, select your first keyframes and right-click for a few options.
Try to Ease Out for the beginning of the movement, and Ease In for the end.
To create a zoom out, just set your first keyframes at the beginning of the clip, and adjust the Scale and Position properties so the clip is zoomed in to start.
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