The Animation Tab is shown below.This provides the various adjustments and parameters to control animation of objects.

• For Pan and Rotate, adjustments can be made in three planes
  • X,Y and Z for Pan
  • C,Y and X for Rotate
• These adjustments replace the 3D parameters provided in Version 8.
• A new adjustment called Framing is provided (see Framing)
• The Color Correction parameters have been expanded in Version 9 (Color Correction)
• The “Key Frame Time” box shows the time (in milliseconds) of the selected Key Frame

Click on the “%” sign or the “100%” sign:

• “%” = Percentage Mode
• “px” = Pixels Mode
• “pt” = Original Points Mode
• “100%” = Full Height of Project Screen
• “Original Pixels” = The Original Pixel Size of the Image

The Illustration below shows a 640×480 rectangle at Original Size in a 1920×1080 Project

• In Percentage Mode:

• The values for “X” and “Y” Pan are calculated for the Centre of the Object/Rectangle with respect to the Centre of the Slide
• The value of the Zoom Parameter is the percentage of the Full Height of the Project Screen (in this case 1080 pixels)
• 480/1080= 0.44444444444 = 44.44444444%

• In Pixels Mode:

• The values for “X” and “Y” Pan are calculated for the Top Left Corner of the Object/Rectangle with respect to the Top Left Corner of the Slide
• The value of the Zoom Parameter is the Pixel Size of the Object/Rectangle

• In Points Mode

• The “CENTRE” Control can be used to move the CENTRE or “Point of Rotation” of an Object as shown below:

• The “Rotate C” Control will rotate an Object about its Centre Point in the same plane as the screen:

• The “Rotate Y” Control will rotate an Object about its Centre Point in 3 Dimensions Horizontally:

• The “Rotate X” Control will rotate an Object about its Centre Point in 3 Dimensions Vertically:

• The “C”, “Y” and “X” Rotate Controls can be used simultaneously:

• Place the Mouse on any Letter (e.g. X,Y or Z in the Pan Controls) and click and drag left or Right
• You can also Right Click on any Letter and access commonly used Preset Values (See Right Click Menus below)
• You can “double click” on any letter to change the value back to its default state

• In any box, highlight the existing value and type in a new value

OR Place the cursor in a box and:

• UP arrow on Keyboard increases the value by one unit
• DOWN arrow decreases the value by one unit
• Pg Up on Keyboard increases the value by ten units
• Pg Dn on Keyboard decreases the value by ten units

The UNITS depend on the chosen Display Mode:

• In % Mode the units will increase/decrease by 1% or 10% of the Parent Frame (or Background)
• In Px Mode the units will increase/decrease by 1 Pixel or 10 Pixels - relative to Project Size
• In Pt Mode the units will increase/decrease by 1 Pixel or 10 Pixels relative to the Original size of the Object

Pan

• The parameters can be read in Percentage, Pixels or Original Points

• X - Horizontal movement of the Object relative to the width of the Object's Parent Frame
• Y - Vertical movement of the Object relative to the height of the Object's Parent Frame
• Z - Zoom - “Closer to” or “further away from” the viewer

Zoom

• The parameters can be read in Percentage, Pixels or Original Points

• X - The horizontal dimension relative to the native size/resolution of the Object's Parent Frame
• Y - The vertical dimension relative to the native size/resolution of the Object's Parent Frame
• With the “Chain Link” deselected the object can be distorted
• With the “Chain Link” restored the distorted image/object can be scaled
• Shift + Click and Drag on the “bounding box” will temporarily “unlink” the X and Y parameters and allow the object to be “distorted”
• Click on 100% to return to default settings (100%)

The UNITS depend on the chosen Display Mode:

• In % Mode 100% = 100% of the Parent (Slide / Frame etc)
• In Px Mode the Pixel Dimensions of the Object are shown
• In Pt Mode 100% = 100% of the Native Pixels of the Object

• Framing can be used to Pan and/or Zoom an Image within a Frame without modifying the frame itself
• Framing can also be used to adjust an Aspect Ratio mismatch

• In the example below a 4:3 image is shown within a 3:2 frame at 90% of full screen in a 16:9 Project.
• In the default 100% Scaling (S) the 4:3 Image has been “cut off” at the top and bottom of the Image and “Fits” the Width of the 3:2 Frame.

• By adjusting the “S”, “X” and “Y” Controls a “Best Fit” composition can be achieved
• Further Panning and Zooming is possible

• The Illustration shows Main Image used as a Background Image at 100% Opacity and Zero Blur

• The following Illustration shows the same Background Image with reduced Opacity and a little Blur

• Choosing Gauss Extended in Properties/Blur Mode prevents the vignetting effect which happens with Gauss Blur in a full screen image
• Additional controls are offered for Directional and Bokeh Blur Modes
• D controls the Direction of the Blur
• B controls the intensity of the Bokeh Blur

• Modifiers can be applied to an Animation of an Object / Image between two Key Frames
• The Modifier is applied to the first Key Fame of a pair of Key Frames defining the animation
• Click on “Add Modifier”

• The drop-down shows a number of options, the first being Animation Speed

• Acceleration - the animation starts “slowly” and builds up to a maximum
• Slow Down - the animation starts at maximum speed and finishes smoothly
• Smooth - Starts an ends smoothly, with the maximum speed in the middle
• Custom - Linear Acceleration to the Middle of the animation and Linear Deceleration to the finish - a starting point for a Custom Setting

• To use the Smooth Move modifier it is necessary to have at least 3 keyframes and apply this modifier to the middle keyframe.
• It creates a Bezier curve for the motion.

• Pan, Zoom, Rotate etc all have a set of modifiers labelled:
  • Oscillation
  • Jumping
  • Ping Pong
  • Shift

• The following Video demonstrates the various Modifiers

• Click on “Add Filter” to display a list of available Colour Correction Adjustments:

The available Adjustments are:

• Levels
• Brightness / Contrast
• Hue / Saturation
• Toning
• Colouration
• Negative

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Increasing the Black Point and decreasing he White Point will apply Contrast to the Object / Image
• Increasing / Decreasing the Midtones will Lighten / Darken the Object / Image

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Drag to the Left / Right to Decrease / Increase Brightness
• Drag to the Left / Right to Decrease / Increase Contrast

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Drag to the Left / Right to change the Hue
• Drag to the Left / Right to Desaturate / Saturate the Object / Image
• Drag to the Left / Right to Darken / Lighten the Object / Image

• The Adjustments:
• Choose from Grayscale, Sepia or Cyan

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Click on the Colour /Grayscale to open the Choose Colour Box and change the Tone
• Drag the Amount Slider to the Left to Decrease the Effect

• The Adjustments:
• Choose from Red, Green or Blue

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Click on the Colour to open the Choose Colour Box and change the Tone
• Drag the Amount Slider to the Left to Decrease the Effect

• No Adjustments
• Creates a Negative version of the Object / Image
• Combine with Grayscale Toning or Desaturation to make a Black and White Negative from a Colour Image
• Can also be used for “Inverting a Mask” (with “Convert to Alpha Image” unticked)

• Allows for precise positioning of Key-Frames

• Click on “Add Filter” to display a list of available Colour Correction Adjustments:

The available Adjustments are:

• Levels
• Brightness / Contrast
• Hue / Saturation
• Toning
• Colouration
• Negative

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Increasing the Black Point and decreasing he White Point will apply Contrast to the Object / Image
• Increasing / Decreasing the Midtones will Lighten / Darken the Object / Image

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Drag to the Left / Right to Decrease / Increase Brightness
• Drag to the Left / Right to Decrease / Increase Contrast

• The Adjustments:

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Drag to the Left / Right to change the Hue
• Drag to the Left / Right to Desaturate / Saturate the Object / Image
• Drag to the Left / Right to Darken / Lighten the Object / Image

• The Adjustments:
• Choose from Grayscale, Sepia or Cyan

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Click on the Colour /Grayscale to open the Choose Colour Box and change the Tone
• Drag the Amount Slider to the Left to Decrease the Effect

• The Adjustments:
• Choose from Red, Green or Blue

• Click and drag within the area outlined to the Left and / or Right to change the value of the adjustment
• Values can be entered directly via the keyboard
• Click on the Colour to open the Choose Colour Box and change the Tone
• Drag the Amount Slider to the Left to Decrease the Effect

• No Adjustments
• Creates a Negative version of the Object / Image
• Combine with Grayscale Toning or Desaturation to make a Black and White Negative from a Colour Image
• Can also be used for “Inverting a Mask” (with “Convert to Alpha Image” unticked)

• Allows for precise positioning of Key-Frames