

Use Auto Pan to automatically zoom and pan still images or video without keyframing. Use it to emphasize your subject with a light zoom or cover a large area over time with specific panoramas. Let’s take a look at some of Elements 3 Ultimate’s top features: Create the Ken Burns Effect With Auto PanĪs I mentioned above, the Ken Burns effect is easy with our Auto Pan plugin. Or in just a couple of clicks, you can map still or motion assets over existing footage, add drop shadows and reflections, or easily integrate picture-in-picture.Īs with all NewBlueFX plugins, Elements 3 Ultimate works with all major NLEs including Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Edius, and Sony Vegas Pro. With it, you can easily key out colors and draw focus. Our premium offering in this line is NewBlue Elements 3 Ultimate, 250 presets in 21 video effects that offer a wide collection of compositing tools. While the Ken Burns effect involved careful keyframing in the past, we’ve made achieving this classic look easy with the Auto Pan plugin within the NewBlue Elements line. (While the technique predates Ken, his extensive use of the effect has made his name synonymous with it.)

Its combination of pan and zoom in video over stills injects life over static, and potentially dull, imagery. All hail the Ken Burns effect! If you’re a documentary filmmaker or perhaps a news editor, you’re more than familiar with this often overlooked technique.
