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Camtasia Studio 6 Tutorial:

Edit a Zoom-n-Pan Keyframe

Use Zoom-n-Pan effects to allow your audience to see important screen movement or actions. The Zoom-n-Pan option inserts keyframes that direct Camtasia Studio to zoom in and zoom out.

Now you try: Download the sample project files to practice editing Zoom-n-Pan keyframes.

Edit a Zoom-n-Pan Keyframe

You can edit keyframes generated by Camtasia SmartFocus™ or manually added keyframes. To edit a Zoom-n-Pan keyframe:

• Double-click the keyframe on the Timeline
• Or, in the Task List, select Zoom-n-Pan and click to select a keyframe from the list.
  

Zoom-n-Pan Options

• Add Keyframe: Add a new Zoom-n-Pan keyframe at position of the seek bar on the Timeline.
• Delete Keyframe: Remove the selected keyframe from the Timeline.
• Full Screen: Cancel the selected Zoom-n-Pan keyframe and zoom out to full screen dimensions.
• Apply SmartFocus: Automatically generate Zoom-n-Pan keyframes for .camrec clips on the Timeline
• Zoom Options: Global zoom options.

Change the Zoom Scale

The zoom scale indicates the zoom percentage for a Zoom-n-Pan keyframe. To change the zoom scale, complete any of the following:

• Drag the Scale slider.
• Click and drag on a handle on the green rectangle.
• Click the Full Screen button to cancel the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe and return to full screen dimensions.

Zoom Scale	Example
The green rectangle's dimensions match the Project Settings dimensions when the zoom scale equals 100%.
Zoom In (200%)
Zoom Out (70%)

Change the Zoom Position

Task List > Zoom-n-Pan

The green rectangle on the Zoom-n-Pan Properties pane indicates the position of the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe within the video. To change the zoom position, click and drag the green rectangle.

Change the Duration for a Zoom-n-Pan Keyframe

1. Select a Zoom-n-Pan keyframe from the list.
2. Drag the Duration slider. Select a duration between Instant (0 seconds) to 5 seconds.

On the Timeline, the duration is shown by a blue tail on the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe. The longer the zoom duration, the longer the tail.

Advanced Zoom Options

Task List > Zoom-n-Pan > Advanced

• X-Coordinate and Y-Coordinate: Enter coordinates to change zoom rectangle position. You can also change the position by dragging the green rectangle in the Preview area.
• Width and Height: Enter dimensions (in pixels) to change the dimensions of the green rectangle and zoom percentage.
• Maintain Aspect Ratio: Maintains the same aspect ratio for the green rectangle as the dimensions set in the Project Settings dialog box.
• Tilt: Drag the slider to rotate the video along the Y axis.
  
  

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