How to Zoom In / Out Video on Windows & Mac
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19 April 2019 Jennifer Thatcher Technology Manager of Test Dept.
Summary
When editing a video, we need to add zoom-in effect if we want to show video details. How to zoom in/out videos in Windows and Mac OS? In the article, you will get this answer.
You need to add the zoom-in effect if you want to zoom in on video details. In this article, we will respectively introduce some methods for Windows and Mac users where your video will be more fun.

How to Zoom In/Out Videos in Windows?
1. Renee Video Editor Pro
Renee Video Editor Pro is multi-functional software where you can edit videos. The functions contain zoom-in/out, cutting, rotating, cropping, adding special effects and background music.
Renee Video Editor Pro – Multi-function Video Editing Software
- Screen Recording – Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
- Cut Videos & Audios – Users can record screen at will. User can customize the recording time, the size of the window, the resolution and the frame rate. While recording, users can adjust the speed, add customized watermark and set special effects for mouse.
- Video editing – Merge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. It can change and add background music, add subtitles, make the beginning and end of the film. It also can add and remove watermarks, add a variety of filter effects and so on.
- Format conversion – Support to convert videos and audios into different formats.
- Customize the compression mode – encoding and preservation of video and audio.
- Music Function – Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.
How to zoom in/out videos by Renee Video Editor Pro?
① Open the software and click [Video Toolbox].

② Click [Add Files] to select the target video.

③ In [Output Settings], select the resolution in the column [Video Size] or customize it. Then click [OK] to return the main screen.

④ Then select the target format in [Output Formats]. In the pull-up menu, you can quickly select the format in each tab. After that, click [Start] to save the video.

Comparison:

TipsOf course, you can use the other functions in the Renee Video Editor Pro, such as adding special effects, subtitles, background music and watermark. In addition, you can cut, crop and rotate the video.
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker is a free video editor, supporting to zoom in/out videos. But it is only available for WMV videos. If you video is not in this format, the approach 1 above would be better for you.
How to zoom videos by Windows Movie Maker:
① Open Windows Movie Maker and select the target video.

② In the menu, click the tab [Animations], then select the zoom effects in [Pan and zoom].

③ After that, click [Files] to select [Save movie] > [Recommended for this project] then save the video.

How to Zoom In/Out Video in Mac OS?
iMovie
① Open iMovie and add the target video file. Then drag the video to the timeline.

② Click at the timeline anywhere. Then click the cropping button at the top-right.

③ Select [Ken Burns].

④ Two frames, labeled Start and End, appear over the clip in the viewer. You can move them to adjust. To apply the change, click the button [√].

⑤ Now the zoom-in/out has been set. You can click the share button to select [Files] to save your video when prompted.

TipsIf you only want to zoom in/out a clip, you can right-click at the time bar to select [Split Clip] to extract the clip from the video. Then you can add zoom-in/out effects to the clip.
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