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To fine-tune the position of a point on the motion path:
Select the point using either method below:
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Click the point in the motion path or in the motion path timeline.
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Press the Tab key to select successive points from the Start to Finish positions along the
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motion path. Hold down the Shift key and press Tab to move from point to point in the
opposite direction.
Note: If a text entry box is active in the Motion Settings dialog box, pressing Tab will highlight
successive text boxes rather than select successive motion points.
Use one of the following methods to adjust the point's position:
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Press an arrow key to move the selected point 1 pixel at a time in the direction of the arrow.
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Hold down the Shift key and press an arrow key to move the point in 5-pixel increments.
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Enter coordinates for the point's position in the Info boxes below the timeline.
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Note: In the Motion Settings dialog box, the coordinates in the Info text boxes are specified at the
resolution of the sample image (80 x 60 pixels), but are scaled at output time to the project output
size. A 1-pixel shift at the sample size scales up to a 4-pixel shift if the project output size is 320 x 240
or to an 8-pixel shift if the output size is 640 x 480. You can type fractional decimal values to
reposition points with finer precision than 4- or 8-point increments. For example, typing 1.75 in
the first text box results in a horizontal shift of 14 pixels at 640 x 480 resolution. To derive the correct
value to type for the direction you want to move, first divide the appropriate output dimension (for
example, 640) by the corresponding sample image dimension (80), and then divide the distance
you want to move (for example, 14 pixels) by the result.
To center the clip in the frame at a point on the motion path:
Select the point.
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2 Enter the coordinates (0, 0) for the point's position in the Info boxes below the timeline,
or click the Center button to let Adobe Premiere enter these coordinates.
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