Effects and transitions

2Open the Effect Controls panel.

3Click on the arrow next to the Motion effect to reveal the motion controls.

4Click on the arrow next to the Scale control within the Motion effect to reveal the Scale slider.

5Move the Scale slider left or right to decrease or increase the size of the frame.

Scale assets to frame size

1Right-click (Windows), or Control-click (Mac OS) an asset in a Timeline.

2Select Scale To Frame Size.

Andrew Devis explains how the 'Default Scale to Frame Size' preference works in this video tutorial.

Scale assets automatically

1Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > General (Mac OS).

2Select Default Scale To Frame Size.

3Click OK.

Animate motion in the Program Monitor

You can create animations, insets, and split screens by manipulating a clip directly in the Program Monitor and setting keyframes for the Motion effect. By adjusting a clip’s position and scale in the Program Monitor, you reveal clips in the tracks below it and can create interesting compositions.

When you animate a clip’s position, the clip’s motion is represented by a motion path in the Program Monitor. Small white Xs represent keyframed positions, dotted lines represent positions at interpolated frames, and the circular clip anchor point symbol represents a spot in the clip, its center by default, at the current frame. The spacing between dots indicates the speed between keyframes: wide spacing shows fast motion, while tightly spaced dots show slower motion.

For more information about adding motion to clips in Premiere Pro, see this video by Learn by Video and Video2Brain by Jan Ozer.

Clip in Program Monitor showing a motion path with fast motion (left) compared to slow motion (right)

To quickly apply Motion effect changes to a sequence clip, you can click the image in the Program Monitor and begin manipulation (without first clicking the Transform icon next to the Motion effect in the Effect Controls panel). If you adjust the position of the image, you can further refine its movement by using the Bezier keyframes.

Last updated 1/16/2012

Effects and transitions

More Help topics

“Adjust position, scale, and rotation” on page 293

“About interpolation” on page 424

“Control change using Bezier keyframe interpolation” on page 425

“Adding, navigating, and setting keyframes” on page 415

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Animate a clip in the Program Monitor

When the Motion effect is selected in the Effect Controls panel, you can manipulate a clip in the Program Monitor. Create an animation by setting keyframes for one or more of the Motion effect’s properties (for example, Position).

1Select a clip in a Timeline panel.

2Do one of the following:

•Select the Motion effect in the Effect Controls panel.

•Click the image in the Program Monitor.

•Click the Transform icon next to Motion in the Effect Controls panel. Handles appear around the clip’s perimeter in the Program Monitor.

Note: If you don’t see the clip handles, change the Zoom Level in the Program Monitor to a smaller percentage so that the gray work area around the video frame appears.

3Move the current-time indicator to the frame where you want to start the animation—any frame between the clip’s current In point to its Out point.

4In the Effect Controls panel, expand the Motion effect and click the Toggle Animation button next to each property you want to define at that point in time. A Keyframe icon appears at the current-time indicator for that property.

5In the Program Monitor, change the keyframe value by positioning the pointer near any of the clip’s eight square handles to use any of the following pointer tools:

•The selection pointer to set the position value.

•The rotate pointer to set the rotation value.

•The scale pointer to set the scale value.

Note: If clip handles disappear, reselect the Motion effect in the Effect Controls panel.

6Move the current-time indicator in either the Timeline or the Effect Controls panel to the time at which you want to define a new value for the property (and thereby a new keyframe).

7Manipulate the clip in the Program Monitor to set a new value for each property for which you set keyframes in step 3. A new Keyframe icon appears in the Effect Controls panel at the current-time indicator.

8Repeat steps 5 and 6 as needed.

When you animate a clip, it can be useful to reduce the Program Monitor’s magnification level. This way, you can see more of the pasteboard area outside the visible area of the screen and can use it to position the clip off screen.

9In the Effect Controls panel, drag the Bezier handle for a Position, Scale, Rotation, or Anti-flicker Filter property keyframe to control the acceleration of change for that property.

Last updated 1/16/2012