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

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Add and Edit Zoom-n-Pan Keyframes

You can edit Zoom-n-Pan the keyframes generated by SmartFocus and the manually added keyframes. To access the Zoom-n-Pan options in Camtasia Studio, click the Zoom-n-Pan option in the Task List.

Zoom-n-Pan Options

• Add Keyframe: Adds a new Zoom-n-Pan keyframe to the Timeline at the location of the seek bar.
• Delete Keyframe: Removes the keyframe from the Timeline.
• Full Screen: Cancels the selected Zoom-n-Pan keyframe and zooms out to the full screen dimensions.
• Apply SmartFocus: Automatically generates Zoom-n-Pan keyframes for .camrec clips on the Timeline.
• Zoom Options: Gives access to global zoom options.

Change the Zoom Scale

The zoom scale indicates the percentage to zoom in or out on the video. To change the zoom scale:

• Use the Scale slider to adjust the percentage for the zoom.
• Click and drag on a handle on the green zoom rectangle. As you move the handle, the zoom percentage updates.

Click the Full Screen button to cancel the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe and to zoom out to the full screen dimensions.

Change the Zoom Position

The green rectangle on the Zoom-n-Pan Properties page indicates the position of the zoom rectangle on the screen. Click within the green rectangle and drag the rectangle across the Preview area to adjust the position of the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe on the screen.

Change the Zoom Duration

Use the Duration slider to adjust the length of the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe. You can change the duration for individual keyframes by quarter second increments from Instant (0 seconds) to 5 seconds.

A blue tail attached to the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe on the Zoom track of the Timeline indicates the zoom duration. The longer the zoom duration, the longer the tail on the Zoom-n-Pan keyframe.

To adjust the default duration, click the Zoom Options button on the Zoom-n-Pan Properties page.

Increasing the zoom duration can increase the file size.

Advanced Zoom Options

Advanced users can use the following options:

• X-Coordinate and Y-Coordinate: Enter a new value into these fields to change the position of the zoom rectangle on the screen. You can also change the position by dragging the zoom rectangle in the Preview area.
• Width and Height: Enter a new value into these fields to change the dimensions of the zoom rectangle and percentage of the zoom.
• Maintain aspect ratio: Allows the zoom rectangle to maintain the same aspect ratio as the dimensions set in the Project Settings dialog box.

If you uncheck the Maintain aspect ratio option and change the width and height of the zoom rectangle, the Zoom-n-Pan keyframes may appear stretched or distorted in the video.