please help reversing speed!!!

patreb wrote on 6/15/2004, 10:55 AM

I have a clip and need to filla space spaning teh lenght of 2 of those clips. One is playing forward, but i want the other clip to play backwards so that the begining of the "second" clip matches with the last frame of the "first" clip. Velocity envelopes don't seem to ahieve it.

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Chienworks wrote on 6/15/2004, 11:07 AM

Drag the end of the clip out to the desired length, which in this case is twice the length of the clip. Insert a velocity envelope. Position the cursor at the frame where the clip starts repeating and insert a node on the velocity envelope line. Insert another node anywhere after this first node. Drag the second node so that it is directly underneath the first node. Right-mouse-button click on this second node and Set to -100%.

Alternatively, if you have Vegas 5, place a second copy of the clip immediately after the first, right-mouse-button click on it, and choose Reverse.

jetdv wrote on 6/15/2004, 11:07 AM

The velocity envelope WILL do it. Just make the event the double length, add a velocity envelope, and leave it set to 100%. Now in the middle, add two new points - the first at 100% and the second at -100%. You can make them vertical to each other and it will immediately start going backwards at that point.

patreb wrote on 6/15/2004, 11:43 AM

what if a need to slow down something in front say have a clip and need it to play backwards first and then play normal. It seems if i extend it to 200% or -100% it does some wird motion effects. Damn it would be so much easier if it let people do numerical distortion on a clip.

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