Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 132)

127 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Editing clips
Last updated 8/12/2010
Changing clip speed and duration
Change a clip’s speed
To create a fast- or slow-motion effect, change clip speed. Changing clip speed changes the clip’s duration. Speeding
up a clip removes frames, thus shortening the clip duration. In the same way, slowing down a clip repeats frames and
thus adds to the length of a clip. For audio clips, a change in speed also changes pitch. The Time Stretch command
includes an option to maintain the original pitch of an audio clip at any speed.
You can change a clip’s speed using the Timeline only—not the Sceneline.
Note: When you change the speed of a clip containing interlaced fields, you may need to adjust how
Adobe Premiere Elements processes the fields, especially when the speed drops below 100% of the original speed.
More Help topics
“ Previewing movies ” on page 108
“ Set field options for imported interlaced video ” on page 70
Change a clip’s speed by using the Time Stretch tool
1 If you want to slow down the clip, first drag it in the Timeline to the end of the movie or to another track with empty
space, so you can stretch it without bumping into an adjacent clip. When slowing down a clip with the Time Stretch
tool, you cannot stretch it past the edge of an adjacent clip.
2 Click the Time Stretch tool at the top of the Timeline.
3 Position the pointer over the edge of the clip you want to change until the correct icon appears:
• Time Stretch In icon to time stretch the clip to the right of the pointer.
• Time Stretch Out icon to time stretch the clip to the left of the pointer.
4 Drag the edge of the clip, increasing its length to slow it down, or shortening it to speed it up.
Changing clip speed by using the Time Stretch tool
5 Preview your changes, and then make adjustments as necessary.
6 If you moved the clip in step 1, click the Selection tool, and then drag the clip back into place in the movie.
Change a clip’s speed by using the Time Stretch command
1 If you want to slow down a clip that has another clip on its right in the Timeline, drag it to an empty track or to the
end of the movie so you can stretch it without bumping into an adjacent clip.
2 Select the clip in the Timeline.
Note: If you haven’t yet inserted the clip into the Timeline, you can select it in Project view of the Tasks panel instead.