The start of the zoomed in picture section appears in fullscreen, then the section range is increased in size until the entire image can be seen.

When zooming out, it's the other way round. When you want to zoom in on a video or photo, the image gradually increases in size until the right display section is reached.

Video zoom effects can be added to any video or photo after it has been created. The video zoom effect, sometimes known as the Ken Burns effect, creates the impression that the camera moves or zooms in on a video subject, or zooms out from it. Alternatively, use the buttons in the top right hand corner of the program interface to burn your video to DVD, transfer to a social media platform or copy to a smartphone.

MP4) to export the video with the Ken Burns effect as a video file in different formats.

Go to 'File' > 'Export movie' and select an export format in the sub-menu (e.g.

The closer the keyframes are moved together, the faster the zoom effect.

To set the zoom effect more precisely, move the keyframes in the lower section of the effect dialog and play the passage to check the result.

The template will then be applied to the selected object. To use a video zoom effect, click on the left arrow symbol in the pop-up window that appears.

This way you can try out and play around with different video zoom effect templates.

Place your mouse cursor over the zoom template and in the pop-up window, click the middle button with the arrow right to display a preview.

This folder also contains templates for video zoom effects.

In the Media Pool, open the 'Effects' tab and select the 'Size/Position' effect under 'Movement templates'.

Click to select the following object to which you want to apply pan and zoom.

If you don't want to apply the zoom effect to the entire video, place the playback marker at the beginning of the video section that you want to zoom in on and then press 'T' on your keyboard.

Start Movie Studio Platinum and drag & drop your video from the Media Pool to import it into the project window.

Follow these steps to add the zoom effect (a.k.a the Ken Burns effect) to a video:

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