The Avid Pan & Zoom plug-in effect provides capabilities similar to a motion control camera using high quality digital processing. You import a high-resolution still image, and then move around the image with extensive keyframe control over the location (pan) and magnification (zoom) of the field of view. You can preview the movement in real time with no filtering and render the effect with a wide range of filtering options that provide exceptional image quality.

Importing the image file is an important step in using the Pan & Zoom effect. To import the image file, create a segment as a placeholder for your image, apply the effect to the placeholder segment, and then from within the Effect Editor import the image into the segment.

The following sections describe how to apply the Avid Pan & Zoomáeffect and how to customize the effect using the Avid Pan & Zoom parameters: