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You will find that you can often use Position controls to ensure a ‘good fit’ and natural
appearance of talent or other source appearing in your virtual sets (greatly reducing the need to
fuss with physical camera positions to do so).
12.4.6 ANIMATE ZOOM
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As noted earlier, you can use the Zoom T-Bar to manually zoom in on most LiveSets , even when
displayed on Program Output . The Animate Zoom switch makes it possible to easily perform
this realtime zoom automatically with a single click.
With Animate Zoom enabled , simply clicking a preset automatically zooms from the current
position to the virtual camera ‘distance’ represented by the preset. A built-in ease in/out is
applied to ensure a smooth zoom.
The duration for the animated zoom is controlled by the tools beneath the Animate Zoom
switch. These work just like the similar S|M|F buttons in the Switcher’s Transitions section, and
provide instant access to three preset durations. Alternatively, click and drag in the neighboring
numeric field to set a custom duration – or click the field once more to enter a value directly
using the keyboard. The maximum duration for an animated zoom is 120 seconds.
Hint: LiveSets each ‘zoom in’ on a predetermined target. A given group of LiveSets may offer
variations on the basic set that allow you to zoom in on an actor at center stage, or a ‘virtual
monitor’ situated on a desk beside the talent, or something else entirely. You will find many
creative uses for the different versions of the LiveSet.