scott03atm
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Q: Can I mass apply a Ken Burns effect to all still images?

I'm a newbie to FCP X and have worked quite a bit in iMovie prior to this.  While it takes a little tweaking in iMovie to get it right I love the fact that it automatically applies a Ken Burns effect to all images. 

 

Is there a way to do this in Final Cut Pro X?

 

If not, can I dump the images into iMove and move them into FCP with the Ken Burns effect and still re-order the images/video clips?

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Dec 18, 2011 2:35 PM

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Q: Can I mass apply a Ken Burns effect to all still images?

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  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Dec 18, 2011 2:49 PM in response to scott03atm
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    Dec 18, 2011 2:49 PM in response to scott03atm

    You can select all the clips and apply the KB but some will randomly zoom out whilst others zoom in.

     

    So it is better doing them individually.

  • by scott03atm,

    scott03atm scott03atm Dec 18, 2011 2:54 PM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Dec 18, 2011 2:54 PM in response to Ian R. Brown

    This current project has about 250 stills.  I can't imagine doing that many individual effects.

     

    What are the steps to mass apply Ken Burns?

  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Dec 19, 2011 1:09 AM in response to scott03atm
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    Dec 19, 2011 1:09 AM in response to scott03atm

    Add the KB effect to the first clip/photo and then copy it (Cmd C).

     

    Select the remaining clips and choose Edit/Paste Effects.

     

    One drawback to this could be that it also pastes any other corrections you may have applied.

     

    However, in the inspector, turn off every effect on the source clip except the KB you want to copy. I am told that this last thing doesn't always work, so keep your fingers crossed!

     

    As I mentioned earlier I think you may also find that in some photos the direction of the zoom will be reversed.

  • by georgmaass,

    georgmaass georgmaass Oct 22, 2016 3:18 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Oct 22, 2016 3:18 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    This hint of Ian helped me to save many hours and also improved the resulting movie, because my movies are composed of several thousands of still images and some videos. So now I can apply a general KB setup to all still images and then do individual tune up afterwards where needed. Doing it this way results is smoother motion than setting up each image individually, because the photos are shot during smooth motion, therefore KB should be similar for most of the fotos to get a steady motion in the resulting movie.