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Ken Burns effect

technique
Last discussed Mar 9, 2026

A video editing technique that creates smooth panning and zooming movements across static images, popularized by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and later integrated into Apple's software.

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"And he said, and we want to keep the working title. And I said, what's that? He goes, the Ken Burns effect."

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