change speed of clip

[Tom Wolsky]

Select the click. Cmd-R. Drag the tab at the end of the retiming bar to change the speed.

All the best,

Tom

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[Julian Bowman]

Am off it now but I think thŵt makes sense, cheers, will try it tomorrow. Appreciated, that one was proving frustrating.

[Julian Bowman]

That;s great tom, cheers.

[Julian Bowman]

From looking at tutorials it appears that retime always changes the length of the clip. FCP7 used to do that then at the end the changed it so we could hold the length of the clip but change the speed. Is this at all possible? Is this an oft requested feature and likely to happen?

Cheers

[Tom Wolsky]

Opt-Cmd-Up arrow to lift out of the storyline. Adjust the speed. Trim it how you like. Opt-Cmd-Down arrow to put it back into the storyline.

All the best,

Tom

“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press
“Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”

[Julian Bowman]

Thanks Tom. I tried this but it didn’t quite work. If the primary track is called A0/V0 for example then I have video in V1. I used your shortcuts to raise it up fine, shortened the clip then used the short cuts to put it back but it put it back to A0/V0 placing it over my audio which is there, rather than back in V1.

Will it always replace it to A0/V0? I suppose not a big deal as I can use the mouse, but us there are way to make it return to whence it came?

Cheers

[Tom Wolsky]

What’s V1? The primary “track” is called the primary storyline. Clips are connected to it. When you lift a clip out of the primary storyline it makes it a connected clip to a gap clip. When you adjust the duration of your shortened clip and put it back in the storyline, you should have some gap clip remaining. Not sure how this is effecting the audio. Unfortunately I don’t see any simple way to post images on this forum so I can see what you’re doing.

All the best,

Tom

“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press
“Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”

[Julian Bowman]

V1 is my way of explaining the first track of video above the primary (A0/V0). Let’s see if I can show this:

V2 clip4
V1: clip1 | clip2 | clip3
Primary: audio on here audio on here audio on here audio on here

So when I used your short cuts to life clip2 up and then shorten it, then shortcuts put it back on the Primary, when it came from V1

V2 clip4
V1: clip1 | slug | clip3
Primary: audio clip2 audio on here audio on here audio on here

Thus removing some of my audio.

Anyway, not to worry, it’s not something that bothers me that much as I can lift the clip out and put it back in, plus I think I am going to try and use the primary with a slug as i have asked about in another post.

Many thanks though.