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editing speed in one clip affects the other clips…
hi allmighty cow.
im editing a music video in final cut, when i change the duration in a clip (apple+J) in the middle of the song,
lets say to 200%, all the clips placed after this clip follows/moves. this makes it very difficult to edit because
linear editing is not a solution for my kind of work. i did not have this problem until i updated to the new version…is there a way to un-snap or to switch off this funktion or do you have any other suggestions?
thank you for your time!
/marco
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6 Replies
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Hi marco,
it sounds more like a user fault than a system query. What update? And how did you change the speed? In the sequence or the basic clip? Did you set proper IN-Outs?
Rainer
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hi.
i changed the speed (by marking the clip and apple+J to 200%) in a sequence.
i have proper in and out points. i did a software uppdate on my machine (system pref.+ software update)
not sure if final cut did some updates…
i have pretty much done this duration operation for 2 years now and never experienced this snapping problem
before. some guys at apple center thought that the snapping should not be there at all,
in an editing program like final cut one should be able to edit a clip without affecting the other clips.marco.
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So you changed the speed of the whole clip. Try changing the speed in the sequence. Open sequence, double click clip in the sequence. Clip shows in the viewer, change speed there. No picture/sound lock.
Rainer
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If you want to change the speed of the clip, but not effect the duration of that clip in the timeline, you have to load the clip into the VIEWER by either double clicking on it, or hitting the MATCHFRAME button, then adjusting the speed. Then mark IN and OUT in the timeline and drop it in.
If you adjust the speed of the clip in the timeline, the clip retains the same duration, only now it is faster or slower, so it will contract or expand the timeline.
This is how FCP works.
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hi.
that does not solve my problem. my problem is that when i edit the speed in a clip in
the timeline the rest of the clips in the timeline kinda snappes with the edited clip.
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“when i edit the speed in a clip in the timeline the rest of the clips in the timeline kinda snappes with the edited clip.”
Ok, what do you mean by “snap”? I think most of us are assuming that you mean clips are rippling to the right when you slow down a clip & rippling to the left when you speed up a clip. That’s actually the way it’s supposed to work. Slowing or speeding a clip makes it longer or shorter, FCP doesn’t adjust your in or out points to compensate. That’s your prerogative as the editor.
Personally, I just trim the clips back using the Ripple tool, or redo the edit using Fit To Fill.
Arnie
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