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Soft stop to a still frame

Steve Zelt

Soft stop to a still frame
July 26, 2006 11:00PM

Registered: 17 years ago
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I've got a slow pan that I want to have come to a stop as a still frame, but it seems too abrupt -- moving, moving, moving, STOP. Any simple way to feather that transition in? Regards...

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Loren Miller

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 26, 2006 11:43PM

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Read Kevin Monahan's Motion Effects book!

You need to control the velocity handles in the Canvas.

Not as powerful as dedicated animators but serviceable.

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Shane Ross

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 12:44AM

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Look at Time Remapping. Great tutorial for it over at www.proapptipps.com/captmench. TIME REMAPPING.

Pretty neat and darn easy.

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Steve Zelt

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 10:21AM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 71

Thank you, both. Shane that link brings up a "can't find.." message. Tried searching your site, but to no avail. Suggestion?

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derekmok

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 10:32AM

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I think this particular effect might elude the Bezier keyframes because he has to transition to a still frame, not just smooth out a Motion path. I think he should do a slow-motion before the freeze-frame.

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Jude Cotter

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 10:38AM

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There's always ease -in/out. Turn on wireframe and control click the keyframe in the canvas to select this.

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Shane Ross

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 12:03PM

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[www.proapptips.com]

try that. worked for me.

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Steve Zelt

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 12:54PM

Registered: 17 years ago
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I began, as Derek suggested, by slicing the clip and applying a slomo up to the clip. Fair results. My thought was to see if there was another way.

Jude, the ease -in/out: What frame to I control click? The freeze or the last moving frame before it?

Shane, I'll check out the new link.

Thanks guys -- Steve

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Jude Cotter

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 27, 2006 09:14PM

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Oh - I see. I thought it was a keyframed still. Uuummmm. Apart from the ideas here about progressively slowing the clip before the static, I've got nothin. smiling smiley

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Kevin Monahan

Re: Soft stop to a still frame
July 28, 2006 03:37PM

Registered: 17 years ago
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Steve Zelt wrote:

> I began, as Derek suggested, by slicing the clip and applying a
> slomo up to the clip. Fair results. My thought was to see if
> there was another way.

Time Remapping is by far the best way to do this.

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