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GerryLeacock wrote on 1/26/2004, 8:14 AM
Grab the end of the clip, and holding the [Ctrl] key down, drag the clip as far as you want. This will stretch it out. It will now play back in slow motion.
rrogan wrote on 1/27/2004, 6:51 AM
Does anyone know how to put the clip back to normal after stretching it?
kgresko wrote on 1/27/2004, 6:59 AM
If you mean your original clip, when you place it on the timeline, it is just stretching that clip for that time, your original clip that you got from your media library is not changed.
rrogan wrote on 1/27/2004, 10:23 AM
No I mean just in the timeline. I have played around with changing speeds on some events but I could not tell if I put the clip back to normal in the timeline.
kgresko wrote on 1/27/2004, 10:32 AM
The only thing I could recommend is to add a "marker" in the original place at regular speed then you could move it back.
NaperRick wrote on 1/27/2004, 10:36 AM
Or use UNDO if you have not changed other stuff you want to keep since you did the stretch.
djcc wrote on 1/27/2004, 11:10 AM
On the event properties/general tab, set the playback rate back to 1.0 to return to normal speed... however, if "loop" is checked, the event will begin to play over again. Whether or not loop is checked, the event will remain as long as it was but can be split at the start of the loop, with the remaining portion discarded....

There is probably an easier way to do it, but I believe the above works...
Chienworks wrote on 1/27/2004, 4:32 PM
This is only useful if you know about where the original end point is ... when you change the speed the clip will have a jagged "Charlie Brown shirt" line through it. When you get close to the orignal speed again the end of the clip will snap into position and this jagged line will disappear. If you're a little bit careful it's very easy to snap it back to 100% speed.
djcc wrote on 1/27/2004, 6:44 PM
The beginning of the loop sequence is marked... simply split the video at that mark, and delete the remaining event....


... or am I missing something?
bwilliamson wrote on 1/30/2004, 11:52 AM
Same thing in reverse. Hold down ctrl and drag the edge back to where it started. When you're there, the zig-zag line in the clip event will disappear and you'll snap into place.