Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 163)

158 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Applying effects
Last updated 8/12/2010
Reposition, scale, or rotate clips with the Motion effect
Every clip in the Timeline automatically has the Motion effect applied to it. You use the Motion effect to position,
rotate, or scale a clip within the video frame, and also to set the anchor point. Position, Scale, and Rotation values are
calculated from the anchor point, which lies at the center of the clip, by default.
Because the Position, Scale, and Rotation properties are spatial in nature, it’s best to adjust them directly in the Monitor
panel.
To animate clips, set keyframes for Motion properties.
More Help topics
“ Animate a clip ” on page 210
“ About keyframes ” on page 200
Adjust a clip’s position
1 Select the clip in the Timeline.
2 In the Monitor panel, drag the clip (making sure not to drag a handle) to reposition it.
To make the clip move over time, set keyframes as you manipulate the clip in the Monitor panel.
Scale a clip
1 Select the clip in the Timeline.
2 In the Effects view, click the Edit Effects button.
3 Do any of the following:
• To scale proportionally, click the clip in the Monitor panel and drag a clip handle. Alternatively, expand the Motion
effect in Properties view, and drag the Scale slider.
• To scale height and width independently, expand the Motion effect in Properties view, deselect Constrain
Proportions in Properties view, and then drag any clip handle in the Monitor panel. Alternatively, expand the
Motion effect in the Properties view, and drag the Scale Height and Scale Width sliders.
Note: Scaling video and low-resolution images over 100% can make them look blocky or pixelated.
Adobe Premiere Elements continuously rasterizes scaled EPS files to prevent pixilation.