Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 208)

203 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Animating effects
Last updated 8/12/2010
Add keyframes in the Properties view
When the Toggle Animation button is selected, Adobe Premiere Elements automatically creates keyframes in the
Properties view when you move the current-time indicator and change property values. You can also create keyframes
manually by using the Add/Remove Keyframe button. You must create at least two keyframes with different values to
animate an effect.
Adding keyframes in Properties view
A. Click Toggle Animation button to activate keyframes for all properties of an effect. B. To the right of the property settings, Add/Remove
Keyframe button becomes available for adding or removing keyframes for each property individually.
1 In the Timeline or Sceneline, select the clip that contains the effect you want to animate.
2 In Effects view of the Tasks panel, click the Edit Effects button.
3 In the Properties view, expand the effect. If the keyframe area is hidden, click Show Keyframes. You might have to
enlarge the Properties view to see the keyframe area.
4 Click the Toggle Animation button to activate keyframes for the effect properties. This will set the first keyframe
for each of the properties of the effect chosen.
5 Move the current-time indicator to where you want to add a keyframe.
6 Do one of the following:
• Click the Add/Remove Keyframe button .
• Adjust the value for the effect property.
Note: If you create a keyframe before the first or after the last existing keyframe for a property, the new keyframe acquires
the same value as that existing keyframe. If the new keyframe falls between existing keyframes, however, it acquires a
value interpolated between the values of the previous and next keyframes.
7 Repeat steps 4 and 5 as needed.
Add keyframes in the Timeline
After you add keyframes in the Timeline, you can specify keyframe values to animate the effect.
1 In the Timeline, click the effect properties menu (the black triangle) above the clip and choose the property you
want to animate. (You may need to zoom in to see the menu.)
2 Do one of the following:
• Ctrl-click the yellow property graph where you want to add a keyframe. The pointer displays the Add Keyframe
icon
when you press Ctrl and hold it over the property graph.
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