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PanZoom Maker 1.1 Help (from our prior SpiceFX Packs 3.0) NOTE: Our new PanZoom and PanZoom PRO tools in SpiceFX 4.0 are even more powerful than the below older version from SpiceFX Packs 3.0. Click here for details. Essential Steps  PanZoom Maker FAQs I've upgraded to SpiceFX 4.0. Where is my older PanZoom Maker 1.1? PanZoom Maker 1.1 is still available in your Start > Program Files > Pixelan > SpiceFX Packs 3.0 folder if you prefer to use it until you get more familiar with PanZoom or PanZoom PRO in the SpiceFX 4.0 Wizards. How do I adjust the duration of a pan/zoom effect? Like any built-in effect in Movie Maker, the effect's duration is determined by the length of the clip. If you want the pan/zoom move to be only part of a clip's duration, then "split" the clip (use Movie Maker's Clip > Split menu item) in the timeline into two or more pieces and apply the pan/zoom to just a piece of the clip. Can different custom pan/zoom effects be in different Movie Maker projects of mine? Yes. If you create a new set of custom pan/zoom effects for a new project, but later need to re-edit or re-render an older project, the older project will still retain its set of custom pan/zoom effects. All PanZoom Maker info is built into the Movie Maker project file. How many custom effects can I add to a project? After you click the Activate button, then re-start your Movie Maker project, the latest set of 25 custom pan/zoom effect will be available to apply. Any previously applied custom effects from an earlier set of 25 will still be retained in the project, however. If you previously applied the "Pan Zoom Custom 1" effect to a clip in the project, for example, that clip will still have that pan/zoom effect even after you've activated a fresh set of 25 pan/zoom icons. Only any NEW applying of Pan/Zoom Custom 1 will be different. Therefore, you can create and apply an UNLIMITED amount of custom pan/zoom effects in a project. Only one set of 25 custom icons will be available to apply from the Video Effects list at any time, however. How do I create a custom pan/zoom effect that ties into one of the 99 pre-built ones in Pack E2? In Pan/Zoom Maker, set the Zoom percentage to 75%, and the X and/or Y value to .90 (positive or negative, as applicable). To pan to the upper left corner then hold there until the clip is finished, for example, you would do these steps: 1. Click the Start button in PanZoom Maker, then set whatever values you desire for the beginning of the clip. 2. Click the End button. Set Zoom to 75%, and enter X = -.90 and Y = -.90. Click the Activate button, taking note of which pan/zoom custom effect number (from 1 to 25) this effect is labeled as. 3. In Movie Maker, at the frame you want the clip to start its hold after panning, split the clip into two pieces (using the Clip > Split menu command in Movie Maker). 4. Apply the Pan/Zoom custom effect to the first part of the split clip. Apply the "Pan/Zoom A1 Hold" video effect from Pack E2 to the second part of the snipped clip. You're done! When I click PanZoom Maker's button to activate my 25 custom pan/zoom effects in Movie Maker, nothing happens. Why? You must run Windows as an 'administrator' account for PanZoom Maker to be able to modify the .xml file that will insert the 25 custom effects. If you normally run Windows as a 'user' account, just temporarily log in as an administrator account when using the PanZoom Maker tool. When you are done and back editing in Movie Maker, once again you can be a 'user' account if you prefer. Click here for more help |
