How to Create a Smooth Zoom Transition in Premiere Pro

Learn how to create a Smooth Zoom Transition in Premiere Pro 2025. It's simple enough to make a transition that zooms in on the first clip and then zooms out on the second. But a transition that zooms in on the first clip... and then CONTINUES to zoom in on the next... is not so straightforward. Building a continuous, seamless zoom in transition in Premiere Pro is a little more challenging than a zoom in/out transition. How do you start a zoom at a scale smaller than the frame size? In this Adobe Premiere Pro tutorial, we'll tackle the zoom in transition conundrum in two halves. In the first half, we'll zoom in on the first clip as we leave that clip. That's the easy part. For the second half of the transition, we need to use a little ingenuity. We'll leverage Premiere Pro's built-in Replicate and Mirror effects to create a bit of an optical illusion... a seamless, borderless duplicate of the second clip... that allows us to zoom in on that clip and still finish at 100% scale. Along the way, I'll show you how to add easing to smooth out your zoom transition, how to manipulate animation keyframes for a more dynamic effect, and how to add motion blur to your transitions. And, for those looking for an extra finishing touch, I'll also demonstrate how to add the Lens Distortion effect to give your zoom transition a frame-bending, elastic-y feel. 0:00 Zoom transition intro and sequence setup 1:00 Step 1: Add a zoom in transition to the first clip 2:36 Step 2: Create a seamless version of the second clip to zoom into 5:49 Step 3: Add lens distortion for added effect ✅ SUBSCRIBE TO UNDU MEDIA: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnduMedia?sub_confirmation=1 YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: More Premiere Pro Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr9ve_WLMutcfTBH-Fcc8UC5_TVIPNVsX Free Video Editing Assets & Resources: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr9ve_WLMutfzF-gAa5nWqo-HIneH92UB #PremierePro #AdobePremierePro #ZoomTransition #UnduMedia