ProShow panning??

Hi, folks.

I am currently trialing Proshow Gold. In the Motion & Effects option, is it
possible to pan and zoom from a specific point (a single tree for instance)
on the photo outward to then include the full frame? It can be done quite
easily in Photoshop Elements via a marquee device but in Proshow I find that
feature impossible to accomplish ..or am I missing some important step?

The tutorials in this software seem almost non-existant. Where can one go
for better instruction.

Thanks. Jack

Go to Photodex and ask.

I have no problem working within the Motion & Effects field but my specific
problem is in understanding just how to actually zero in on a particular
item within the photo (not necessarily centered - - say, a person's head in
a crowd), set it, then in the next slide copy have that item zoom out to the
full frame (and the whole crowd). When I try to click on the picture copy
it just drags that _whole_ copy all over the place within the window. What
to do with it now??





"Fred" wrote in message
...
Jack wrote:

I am currently trialing Proshow Gold. In the Motion & Effects option, is
it possible to pan and zoom from a specific point (a single tree for
instance) on the photo outward to then include the full frame?

Yes, this can be done. Click on the picture you want to adjust, then click
the "Slide" icon on the menu bar. You'll get the Slide Options dialog
panel; Motion Effects is the third item down on the left side. You'll see
two copies of the slide; one for the start and one for the finish. I find
it easier to select the zoom level first, then you can click and drag the
picture within the frame to set which part you want to see.

The tutorials in this software seem almost non-existant. Where can one
go for better instruction.

If you find any, please let us know in here. I learned just by spending a
lot of time with the software and trying nearly every option. I tried
about 5 different programs before finally choosing Proshow Gold. I found
it had the highest quality output and every option I needed, but wasn't
the easiest to use.

Jack wrote:
I have no problem working within the Motion & Effects field but my
specific problem is in understanding just how to actually zero in on
a particular item within the photo (not necessarily centered - - say,
a person's head in a crowd), set it, then in the next slide copy have
that item zoom out to the full frame (and the whole crowd). When I
try to click on the picture copy it just drags that _whole_ copy all
over the place within the window. What to do with it now??

This discription is rather vague...

If you mean zoom in...pause there...then zoom out to full frame, this can be
done using three separate slides with zero transition time between them.
You use the first slide to zoom in. Then make a copy of this slide, and use
the "match previous slide position" button (or whatever the little button is
called...can't remember). So on this second slide, you simply keep it
zoomed in momentarily. Now you copy this slide to a third slide (with no
transition time), and use the third slide to zoom out to full frame. When
you play it back, it will appear that a single slide: Zooms to the
face...holds the zoom...then zooms out to full frame. It will appear as one
movement. Note also that you can tell it HOW to zoom with linear movement
(same speed from start to finish of zoom), speed up or slow down...or smooth
(slow beginning zoom...faster during middle of zoom...and slow near end of
zoom). This is how I do multiple-step panning/zooming sequences for a
single image.

I'm not exactly sure if this is what you're talking about, but it's what I
understood your question to likely center on. If not...you'll have to be
more specific.
-Mark

Thanks for the effort, Mark ;^)
Suppose I want to zoom in on a face that is _not_ in the center of the shot
but is instead in a remote area of the pic ..how do I zoom in on that
particular face and use those co-ordinates to zoom out to the full field
view.
I previously used Photoshop Elements as a good example of what I intended,
as in that program a marquee was used to draw a box around the subject and
allowed to expand to the main field from there ..all automatically. How
easy could that be?! I would use PSE except that the output quality is
rather poor. Proshow seems much much more superior.
Hmm ..I hope I've conveyed my problem ok..
Jack



"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
news:SssNf.207$mw5.124@fed1read12...
Jack wrote:
I have no problem working within the Motion & Effects field but my
specific problem is in understanding just how to actually zero in on
a particular item within the photo (not necessarily centered - - say,
a person's head in a crowd), set it, then in the next slide copy have
that item zoom out to the full frame (and the whole crowd). When I
try to click on the picture copy it just drags that _whole_ copy all
over the place within the window. What to do with it now??

This discription is rather vague...

If you mean zoom in...pause there...then zoom out to full frame, this can
be done using three separate slides with zero transition time between
them. You use the first slide to zoom in. Then make a copy of this slide,
and use the "match previous slide position" button (or whatever the little
button is called...can't remember). So on this second slide, you simply
keep it zoomed in momentarily. Now you copy this slide to a third slide
(with no transition time), and use the third slide to zoom out to full
frame. When you play it back, it will appear that a single slide: Zooms
to the face...holds the zoom...then zooms out to full frame. It will
appear as one movement. Note also that you can tell it HOW to zoom with
linear movement (same speed from start to finish of zoom), speed up or
slow down...or smooth (slow beginning zoom...faster during middle of
zoom...and slow near end of zoom). This is how I do multiple-step
panning/zooming sequences for a single image.

I'm not exactly sure if this is what you're talking about, but it's what I
understood your question to likely center on. If not...you'll have to be
more specific.
-Mark

Jack wrote:
Thanks for the effort, Mark ;^)
Suppose I want to zoom in on a face that is _not_ in the center of
the shot but is instead in a remote area of the pic ..how do I zoom
in on that particular face and use those co-ordinates to zoom out to
the full field view.
I previously used Photoshop Elements as a good example of what I
intended, as in that program a marquee was used to draw a box around
the subject and allowed to expand to the main field from there ..all
automatically. How easy could that be?! I would use PSE except that
the output quality is rather poor. Proshow seems much much more
superior. Hmm ..I hope I've conveyed my problem ok..
Jack

For some reason, your wording just doesn't pin it down for me...
What is stopping you from starting a slide that begins fully zoomed on the
face...transitioning to the full wide image? I see no problem with this.
You simply set the beginning point to being fully zoomed on the face (in the
left motion effects box), and then zoom out to the full frame position on
the right side box. If the zoom/pan combination is leading to strange
placement of the face DURING the zoom-out, then play with the Smooth,
Linear, Accelerate or Decelerate options for the zoom and/or pan motion.

??

Jack wrote:

I have no problem working within the Motion & Effects field but my specific
problem is in understanding just how to actually zero in on a particular
item within the photo (not necessarily centered - - say, a person's head in
a crowd), set it, then in the next slide copy have that item zoom out to the
full frame (and the whole crowd). When I try to click on the picture copy
it just drags that _whole_ copy all over the place within the window. What
to do with it now??


In the M & E field, you get the two images side by side, the left one is
the start image and the right one is the finish image. Tick the 'show
composition lines' box and both images will show blue lines on the
thirds. Use the zoom slider over the left image to increase the image
size to what you want. When you put the mouse cursor onto the left
image, it changes to a hand, and you can click and drag the image so
your desired start point is centred in the blue lines. You will see the
H and V co-ordinates (Pan fields above the zoom slider) change to
reflect the image movement. You can do this to either or both images if
you want. Them when you run the show, the image will start and finish
where you want.

Colin D.