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Time Remapping
Hi there. I’m trying to do a motion effect to smoothly slow a clip from normal speed down to a still frame. Cliched I know, but appropriate for the story. I know in theory what to do (yes, I have read the manual) but in practise I’m finding it a nightmare to do. I’m working with the clip in a seperate sequence, I’ve keyframed the start frame and the frame I want it to freeze on, it should just be a question of smoothing the slowdown, but the bezier handles just don’t allow enough accuracy and I always end up with weird speed up/slow down effects. Or even worse it ends up going backwards briefly. Yay. It seems like it should be relatively simple. I’m on FCP 6.
What do other people do in this situation? I really like FCP, but I’ve always found variable time remapping an absolute nightmare to get accurate. Any suggestions?
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5 Replies
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Bring it into Motion and remap.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
FCP’s time remap is like “rubber” stretching, every frame must be played.
So with a move like a gradual slow down to a freeze, what do you do with the frames that speed up to counter the slow down then gradual stop? Answer: just trim them off. Note: it’s important to have handle in the original footage so you can have that area of the clip to speed up (and be trimmed off). Makes sense?
You can do this in Motion like my man “Chicago” Steve says, but you need to know how to use the speed behaviors, etc.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro -
Thanks for your responses. That all makes sense, I think my problem is mostly just the scaling of the actual remapping window, I’m used to After Effects where you can zoom out either axis and get a really good look at what you’re doing frame by frame.
I guess I’m just going to have to learn how to use Motion.
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Time Remapping Window? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you mean the Viewer? I use the Speed Tool directly in the timeline.
Variable speed effects are easy to do when you use the Speed tool in the Timeline. In the Viewer, not so much.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro -
Ahh. I did mean the viewer. That might be the difference I’m looking for. Thanks, I shall consult the manual.
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