<p>Any software with keyframe support can do this.  <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/8651/final-cut-pro-x-ken-burn-effect-on-video-clips-with-out-cutting-clip-apart">This answer</a> provides a rough walkthrough of how you can accomplish the look you are describing with just keyframes and positioning/scale keyframes.</p>

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2014-04-26T17:45:25.377Z
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AJ Henderson
<p>If you want a free and open-source option, <a href="http://ffdiaporama.tuxfamily.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ffDiaporama</a> is quite good. It's mainly geared towards making photo slideshows (but allows for video too), which are rendered into a video file. </p>

<p>It supports doing Ken Burns effects (and any other transforms, using keyframes), and works pretty similarly to other video editors in that regard.</p>

<p>The UI may be a bit non-intuitive if you havn't used keyframeable video editors before, but it's pretty easy to use.</p>

<p>There's a video on how to do Ken Burns -style pan and zooms <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QwiZmXzvI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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Jonas Czech
<p>Check out <a href="http://lightworks.wikidot.com/zooming-panning-and-ken-burns-effect" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lightworks' free version</a>.</p>

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CyanideBaby
<p>I am using Windows 7 and trying to find a right application to get advanced features of the "[Ken Burns effect]", like pan and zoom. Unfortunately Photostory version in Windows 7 is not able to get effects. I have access to Photoshop in other computer</p>

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2013-12-16T00:52:39.067Z
You can try the freely-available Lightworks, but beware - this is a cinema-grade piece of software and comes with a steep learning curve. Do you have to use Windows 7? If you have access to a Linux or Mac system, there are plenty of options. Windows... not so much.
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# Ken Burns Effect. - Software Recommendations

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-23)

I am using Windows 7 and trying to find a right application to get advanced features of the "[Ken Burns effect]", like pan and zoom. Unfortunately Photostory version in Windows 7 is not able to get effects. I have access to Photoshop in other computer

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can try the freely-available Lightworks, but beware - this is a cinema-grade piece of software and comes with a steep learning curve. Do you have to use Windows 7? If you have access to a Linux or Mac system, there are plenty of options. Windows... not so much.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-26. Score: 1

Any software with keyframe support can do this. [This answer](https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/8651/final-cut-pro-x-ken-burn-effect-on-video-clips-with-out-cutting-clip-apart) provides a rough walkthrough of how you can accomplish the look you are describing with just keyframes and positioning/scale keyframes.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-13. Score: 1

If you want a free and open-source option, [ffDiaporama](http://ffdiaporama.tuxfamily.org/) is quite good. It's mainly geared towards making photo slideshows (but allows for video too), which are rendered into a video file.

It supports doing Ken Burns effects (and any other transforms, using keyframes), and works pretty similarly to other video editors in that regard.

The UI may be a bit non-intuitive if you havn't used keyframeable video editors before, but it's pretty easy to use.

There's a video on how to do Ken Burns -style pan and zooms [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QwiZmXzvI).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-03-13. Score: 0

Check out [Lightworks' free version](http://lightworks.wikidot.com/zooming-panning-and-ken-burns-effect).


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