Re: stagetools vs avid pan and zoom

The Avid Pand and Zoom can load down your system. I just finished a documentary with a bunch of PZ stills in it. I had to break my film into 10 minute sequences and only have one open at a time. This was on a powerbook. I am sure that workstations would handle it better. nevertheless, it is a memory sucking effect and takes a long time to render at the highest quality. Be sure to work in Real Time and render at a higher quality. You can't do any tilts with Avid's PZ. Despite its shortcomings, it renders out some really good mooth effects.

My advice is to work with the Avid effect and put your money toward a program like After Effects or Boris Red for more advanced work.