Zoom Effect

Result:

1. First, you need an image that you are going to do the Zoom effect on. I will be using the following image:

2. Next, we are going to Merge Visible all the layers, there are 2 ways you can do this:

- Use the HotKey Shift+Ctrl+E
- Click on Layer to take out the menu and click on Merge Visible.

You can choose which ever way, it does not matter.

3. Next we are going to duplicate the layer we just merged. To do this either press Ctrl+J or right click on the layer (that you want to duplicate) and the menu will come up, click on

Duplicate Layer. Then click ok when the Duplicate Layer Window comes up.

4. Now select your Duplicated layer and go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. Now when the window come up. Use the Following Settings:

Amount: 26
Blur Method: Zoom
Quality: Best

5. Once you've done this, click ok. Now you have a Zoomed Layer and a Normal non-blurred Layer.

6. Now we must animate it, so switch to ImageReady by clicking the following button on the ToolBar:

7. Once your in ImageReady, click the eye beside your duplicated layer (layer Invisibility), so the shouldn't be there. This makes the layer invisible. Like so:

8. Now select your other layer (the non-blurred layer) and go to the animation palette, if you do not have it up, here is how you take it out:

9. Once you've done so, click on the '0 sec.' under the first picture frame in the animation palette. And then click 'Other...' like so:

10. Now a window will come up, and you will have to set the number of delay seconds, i will put it as 0.3. Though this is up to you and it depends on how long you want your image to stay un blurred. If you do not know how to use this, then just put 0.3. Next, duplicate the current frame like so:

11. Now change the delay settings to 0.1 seconds:

12. And go back to the Layers palette and make the Radial Blurred Layer visible again, like the following screen shot:

13. Your Radial blurred image should now be visible. Now click play to see how your image turned out:

This concludes our tutorial, you should have something similar to this:

Here are some examples using this tutorial: