Still motion.(Cover Story)

Popularized by documentarian Ken Burns, still image panning and zooming has moved front and center in the ever-shifting focus of desktop video editing. Available via two stand-out, standalone products as well as a handful of plug-ins, pan and zoom is also a built-in feature of many popular NLEs. Which leaves us facing a common quandary in software design and purchasing; Specialize or multitask? In other words, should you use a specific tool for the pan-and-zoom task, or can you accomplish what you need to within the software that you already have on hand?

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