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7. For added interest, you can use event panning and cropping and keyframes add motion to your
images. For example, you could pan across an image or zoom in to simulate camera motion.
a. Click the Pan/Crop button on an event. The Event Pan/Crop dialog is displayed.
b. Verify the Lock Aspect Ratio button is selected on the left side of the dialog, and then
right-click the image on the right side of the dialog and choose Match Output Aspect from
the shortcut menu. This sets the crop area to match your output frame proportions.
c.
Click the First Keyframe button to move the cursor in the keyframe controller (at the
bottom of the dialog) to the beginning of the event.
d. Adjust the selection rectangle to change the viewable portion of the event. A keyframe is
created to store your crop settings at that point.
e.
Click the Last Keyframe button to move the cursor in the keyframe controller (at the
bottom of the dialog) to the end of the event.
f. Adjust the selection rectangle to change the viewable portion of the event. A keyframe is
created at the end of the event.
When you play back your project, the viewable portion of the image will be animated
between the first and last keyframe settings. For example, if the crop rectangle in the first
keyframe matches the image size (no cropping) and the crop rectangle in the last keyframe
is small, you'll create an animated zoom effect.
For more information, see "Panning and Cropping Video Events" on page 275 and
"Keyframe Animation" on page 294.
8. Add an audio file to an audio track to set your slideshow to music.
Import Media
From the File menu, choose Import, and then choose Media from the submenu (or click the Import button
in the Project Media window) to add a media file to your project without adding it to the timeline.
1. From the File menu, choose Import, and then choose Media from the submenu . The Import Media
dialog box is displayed.
2. Choose the folder where the file you want to open is stored:
n Choose a drive and folder from the Look in drop-down list.
n Choose a folder from the Recent drop-down list to quickly select a folder from which you
have previously opened files.
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