Zoom-in Effect for Moviepy. This function makes the zoom effect smoother.

moviepy-zoom-in-effect.py

import moviepy.editor as mp
import math
from PIL import Image
import numpy


def zoom_in_effect(clip, zoom_ratio=0.04):
    def effect(get_frame, t):
        img = Image.fromarray(get_frame(t))
        base_size = img.size

        new_size = [
            math.ceil(img.size[0] * (1 + (zoom_ratio * t))),
            math.ceil(img.size[1] * (1 + (zoom_ratio * t)))
        ]

        # The new dimensions must be even.
        new_size[0] = new_size[0] + (new_size[0] % 2)
        new_size[1] = new_size[1] + (new_size[1] % 2)

        img = img.resize(new_size, Image.LANCZOS)

        x = math.ceil((new_size[0] - base_size[0]) / 2)
        y = math.ceil((new_size[1] - base_size[1]) / 2)

        img = img.crop([
            x, y, new_size[0] - x, new_size[1] - y
        ]).resize(base_size, Image.LANCZOS)

        result = numpy.array(img)
        img.close()

        return result

    return clip.transform(effect)


size = (1920, 1080)

images = [
    'https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/slider/coachwhip2_1.jpg',
    'https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/slider/green2_1.jpg',
    'https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/slider/westterrgarter_1.jpg',
    'https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/slider/prairierattle4.jpg'
]

slides = []
for n, url in enumerate(images):
    slides.append(
        mp.ImageClip(url).set_fps(25).set_duration(5).resize(size)
    )

    slides[n] = zoom_in_effect(slides[n], 0.04)


video = mp.concatenate_videoclips(slides)
video.write_videofile('zoomin.mp4')

Complete working example for using local images with MoviePy V2:

from collections.abc import Callable
from moviepy import *
from PIL import Image
from PIL.Image import Resampling
import math
import numpy

def zoom_effect(
    clip: VideoClip,
    ratio: float = 0.04,
) -> VideoClip:
    """
    Apply a zoom effect to a clip.
    """

    def _apply(
        get_frame: Callable[[float], numpy.ndarray],
        t: float,
    ) -> numpy.ndarray:
        # Get the frame
        img = Image.fromarray(get_frame(t))
        base_size = img.size

        # Calculate the new size
        new_size = (
            math.ceil(img.size[0] * (1 + (ratio * t))),
            math.ceil(img.size[1] * (1 + (ratio * t))),
        )

        # Make the size even
        new_size = (
            new_size[0] + (new_size[0] % 2),
            new_size[1] + (new_size[1] % 2),
        )

        # Resize the image
        img = img.resize(new_size, Resampling.LANCZOS)

        # Crop the image
        x = math.ceil((new_size[0] - base_size[0]) / 2)
        y = math.ceil((new_size[1] - base_size[1]) / 2)
        img = img.crop((x, y, new_size[0] - x, new_size[1] - y)).resize(
            base_size, Resampling.LANCZOS
        )

        # Convert to numpy array and return
        result = numpy.array(img)
        img.close()
        return result

    return clip.transform(_apply)

size = (1920, 1080)

images = [
    '001.jpg',
    '002.jpg',
    '003.jpg',
    '004.jpg'
]

slides = []
for n, url in enumerate(images):
    slides.append(
        ImageClip(url).with_fps(24).with_duration(5).resized(size)
    )

    slides[n] = zoom_effect(slides[n])

video = concatenate_videoclips(slides)
video.write_videofile('zoomin.mp4')