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motion conrol
I am an switching Avid editor who is frustrated on how FCP creates slow mo/ motion fx of clips.. As far as I can tell, you either need to make the entire source clip slow mo, or you screw up your timeline by having the clip length change.. is there a more ‘avid like’ way of applying a motion control fx? Or am I missing something…
Thanks!
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Change the speed BEFORE you drop it into the timeline. Because if you change it when it is in the timeline, FCP will want to keep the same IN points, and therefore adjust the lenght of the clip depending on whether you slow it down or speed it up.
And unlike an Avid it doesn’t create new media…until you render…IF you need to render.
Shane
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Look up the “Fit to Fill” function in the manual. I’m not sure this is exactly what you are looking for, but it’s a valuable function to know nevertheless.
Basically set an In and Out point for your clip in the Viewer, and set an In and Out point in your timeline where you want the clip to go. Drag the clip from your Viewer window to your Canvas window and drop it into the Fit to Fill box
Final Cut will automatically adjust the speed of the clip to fit between the In and Out points you selected in the timeline.
For example if you had a 5 sec clip and an 8 sec gap in your timeline to fill, Final Cut adjusts the speed of your source clip so that it fits perfectly in your timeline. It also doesn’t move anything else in your timeline. Make sure your audio tabs (A1, A2, etc) aren’t selected.
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