00:13In this video I'm going to show you how you can zoom in and out on an object in
00:18DaVinci Resolve version 21 using keyframes. So open up DaVinci Resolve by either opening
00:26up an existing project or starting a new one. Once the main screen loads the first thing
00:33we want to do is go down to the bottom toolbar and select the edit option. This is how DaVinci
00:40Resolve appears in its default layout. To keep this video simple you'll want your interface
00:45to look the same as mine. So first of all make sure you select the inspector option in the
00:51top right hand corner. Then if you go over to the opposite corner on the left and select
00:56the option called shrink it will make the timeline bigger.
01:02The next thing we want to do is import our media. In the media section make sure you select
01:07media pool then right click and choose your media. For this demonstration I will just be
01:12using a still image to keep things simple. So I'm going to import that, drag it onto my
01:18timeline and make it a bit longer for this demonstration. You'll also want to make sure that the snapping
01:23tool option is enabled as this will allow you to line up the keyframes more easily.
01:29To enable keyframes you'll see this option here, show keyframe tray. Select it and then drag the keyframe
01:36tray up from the bottom so it's visible. You can also resize the windows to make the keyframe option
01:45bigger. To add keyframes place the playhead at the point in the timeline where you want
01:52the change to begin. It doesn't need to be exact as you can always adjust it later. Once the playhead
01:57is in your desired position go to the inspector tab and locate the zoom option. You'll see a small diamond
02:03icon at the end of the control. Click this icon to add a keyframe. And you can now see that
02:10three keyframes
02:11have been added to this section. The parameters are set to 1 and you leave them exactly as they are
02:16for
02:16the first keyframe. For the second keyframe the process is the same. Move the playhead to the point
02:24where you want the zoom to begin, then add another keyframe but this time adjust the parameters.
02:31To adjust the parameters, place your cursor over the box, hold down the left button on your mouse or
02:37touchpad and drag right or left to zoom in or out. I'll zoom in here as an example.
02:44You can see that if I move the playhead back and press play the zoom remains in place for the
02:49entire
02:49timeline because there are only two keyframes. If you want the clip to zoom in and then immediately
02:59zoom back out, move the playhead to the point where you want the zoom to return to its normal position.
03:04Instead of adding a new keyframe from the inspector panel, simply copy the keyframes in the first row
03:10as these already have the parameters set to 1. Highlight them so all three are selected. Then hold
03:16down the alt key on your keyboard and press and hold the left button on your mouse or touchpad to
03:21duplicate
03:21the set and drag it into position on your timeline. You'll see that this new set carries the same parameters
03:27as the original keyframes, so the clip will zoom in, reach the midpoint and then zoom straight back out.
03:41If you want to zoom in and remain zoomed in for a set period of time, you'll need four sets
03:46of keyframes.
03:47To do this, move the playhead to roughly where you want the next change to occur,
03:52then duplicate the second set of keyframes, as these already contain the parameters you need.
03:58If you hover the playhead over them, you'll see the parameters are set to 1.509, meaning the second
04:05and third sets of keyframes share exactly the same values. To duplicate them, just as in the previous
04:12step, hold down the alt key on your keyboard and drag the keyframes to the desired location.
04:20If I play the video you can see it zoom in, remain zoomed in between keyframes 2 and 3 and
04:25then zoom
04:26straight back out. If you want to adjust the speed of the zoom in or out, simply move the keyframes
04:41closer
04:41together or further apart.
04:58So, what if you want to zoom in on a specific object, such as the face in the image? Again,
05:04all you need to do is move the playhead back to keyframe 1 and this time add a position keyframe
05:10from the
05:10inspector panel. You can now see down here that two keyframes have been added. Again, the parameters
05:20for these are set to 0 and you leave them at 0. Move the playhead to the second set, then
05:25add another
05:26set of keyframes and this time adjust the position parameters by holding the left button on your
05:31touchpad or mouse and moving left and right to adjust the values.
05:50Move the playhead to the third set of keyframes. We now want to copy the ones we've just created,
05:55as these already have the correct parameters. Select them, hold down the alt key on your keyboard to
06:02duplicate them, and drag the duplicates into position. And the last step, move the playhead to
06:08the final set of keyframes. You now need to copy the first two keyframes from the position row,
06:14as these again contain the correct parameters. Use the same duplication method as before, select them,
06:19hold down the alt key, and drag the duplicates into place. If we press play, you can see it zoom
06:26in on
06:26the subject's face and then zoom back out. And remember, keyframes aren't limited to zooming in and
06:34out, you can use any of the options available in the inspector panel, using exactly the same method
06:39demonstrated in this video.
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