Rotating, zooming, delaying, and distorting

Animating a Clip > Rotating, zooming, delaying, and distorting

For each motion keyframe on the path, you can set values for rotation, zoom, and delay, and define a shape for distorting the clip. By specifying different values at different motion keyframes, you can rotate, zoom, delay, and distort the clip over time.

To rotate, zoom, or delay the clip:

1 On the motion path or the timeline in the Motion Settings dialog box, select the motion keyframe at which you want to add rotation, zooming, or distortion.

2 Drag the slider or type a value for the following controls as needed:

For Rotation, set the angle of rotation for a clip at the specified keyframe. The angle can range from -1440 degrees to 1440 degrees, resulting in up to eight full rotations (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the clip between keyframes. (One full rotation is equal to 360 degrees.)

For Zoom, increase or decrease the size of a clip at a specific keyframe on the motion path. The zoom percentage can range from 0 to 500. At 0, the clip is not visible; at 100, the clip is at its original size.

For Delay, direct the motion of a clip to pause for the specified amount of time. The delay value is a percentage of the duration of the clip. A delay percentage cannot exceed the distance in time to the next motion keyframe. When a delay has been added, a blue bar appears on the timeline, displaying the length of the delay.

3 Choose an option from the Motion menu to define how the motion should occur between the selected keyframe and the next keyframe. You can achieve smooth motion when zooming by speeding up or slowing down movement where necessary. When zooming from small to large, select Accelerate. When zooming from large to small, select Decelerate.

4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each motion keyframe you want to change.

Note: Use the normal keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting work when you copy one keyframe's motion settings to another keyframe in the same clip or in another clip.

To distort a clip:

1 In the motion path or timeline in the Motion Settings dialog box, select the keyframe at which you want to add distortion.

2 In the distortion area, do any of the following:

To create distortion, drag one or more of the four corner points to other positions.

To spin a distorted image around a center point, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac OS) and position the pointer on a corner point; then drag to spin the image around a center point.

To move all four corner points at once, position the pointer in the center of the image and drag.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each motion keyframe that you want to distort.

Animating a Clip > Rotating, zooming, delaying, and distorting