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The motion on a pan and zoom over a still is at times a tad shaky. What might I be doing wrong?

I'm currently evaluating FPC X vs Premiere Pro. With one exception FPC X has Premiere beaten. My test project is a slide show in which some images have pan and zoom applied. The general formula I follow is to establish the shot at the iinitial position and scale. Then move to the ending position and scale, and hold that for a second. On some shots the movement wobbles during the pan. I've no extreneous keyframes and I've redone a few slides several times with the same result. I'd really like to use FCP X, the UI is really crisp and it's less then half the price but I can apply the same fx and they work smorothly. I hope I'm doing something wrong, any advice? If I decide FPC X should I go the extra $50 and get Motion5? Does it work better?

Final Cut Pro X

Posted on Dec 15, 2012 7:36 PM

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Dec 20, 2012 7:10 AM in response to danschlack

danschlack wrote:

… It gets wobbly in the middle section where it should be holding steady. …

can you elaborate 'wobbly'?

I'm asking, because an 'unsteady' still could have other causes than unprecise key-framing.

some textures, scan-lines, structures can create, based upon a sort-of moiré, create 'wobble' too ...

just for consideration ......

danschlack Author

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Dec 20, 2012 8:19 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

Karsten,

AT TIMES WHEN MOVING IN ON THE SUBJECT, THE SUBJECT SEEMS TO MOVE AROUND A FIXED POINT. IT GIVES THE EFFECT OF SPIRALING IN ON THE SUBJECT. AT OTHER TIMES IT SEEMS TO BOUNCE UP A BIT, BUT I THINK SELECTING LINEAR INTERPOLATION FIXED THAT.

Tom,

I GAVE THE CROP FUNCTION A LITTLE TIME BUT I BUMPED AGAINST A PROBLEM I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH RIGHT AWAY. I'M PLANNING ON DEALING WITH THAT TONIGHT. I'M IN AN EVALUATION PHASE WITH NLEs AND THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO A WORK AROUND FOR SOMETHING AS BASIC AS PAN AND ZOOM DOESN'T GIVE ME A WARM COMFY FEELING.

danschlack Author

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Dec 20, 2012 10:39 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

I just googled the original pan and zoom question and found 2 very interesting facts. This problem goes back at least 5 years in the FCP world. Second, the old threads I've found seem to indicate Motion is a viable solution.

Merry Christmas,

dan

The motion on a pan and zoom over a still is at times a tad shaky. What might I be doing wrong?