Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 757)

Chapter 52 Changing Clip Speed 757
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Making Speed Changes
The simplest speed change you can make to a clip is a constant speed change. You do
this using the Speed dialog.
To change the playback speed of a clip by a constant amount:
1 Select a clip in the Timeline, or move the playhead over a clip in the Timeline.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Modify > Speed.
 Control-click the clip, then choose Speed from the shortcut menu.
 Press Command-J.
3 Select speed options for the effect you want to create, then click OK.
 Duration and Speed fields: You can modify the clip’s marked duration or speed
percentage. Unmodified clips have a clip speed of 100 percent. These fields work in
parallel; changes to one of these settings are automatically reflected in the other.
 Reverse: Check this box to make the clip play in reverse, using any speed specified by
the above controls.
 Frame Blending: Check this box to smooth the apparent motion of a clip playing
back at slow or fast speeds.
The clip’s duration in your sequence changes, getting longer or shorter depending on
the new speed you selected.