stretching multiple events evenly

TLT wrote on 10/17/2003, 6:49 PM

Does anyone know if there is a way to stretch multiple events such as pictures along the timeline with a script or something. I do a lot of picture montage projects and I have to manually stretch these pictures so they show longer between each picture and dissolve. Thanks in advance. Oh and I do have excalibur but I don't think it can do this. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Chienworks wrote on 10/17/2003, 7:13 PM

You can select alll the pictures and group them. Then Ctrl-stretching the end of the last picture will stretch (or squish) them proportionally. This will also change all the transition lengths proportionally too.

TLT wrote on 10/17/2003, 10:47 PM

Thank you so much! This will save me so much time.

JHendrix wrote on 10/18/2003, 5:00 PM

That does not work with vid clips?

I ask because I am doing a whole binch of fast video where Im chopping different clips to 4 frames each...very tedios

Chienworks wrote on 10/18/2003, 5:48 PM

I just tried it with a bunch of video clips and it worked fine. Make sure you group select them all, then group them, then Ctrl-drag.

Maxter wrote on 10/19/2003, 3:55 AM

you must be saying that six grouped clips of different lengths will keep there relaive proportion- but not that they will all snap to a specific size a suddenly become all the same length

Chienworks wrote on 10/19/2003, 9:20 AM

Maxter: that is correct.

skytime wrote on 10/20/2003, 4:50 PM

a little late but. Does this work on VV 3? When I right click on video event on the timeline then select group the selections are faded. Is there something else I have to do to select all the video events? This could save me some time also If I figure it out.

Chienworks wrote on 10/20/2003, 8:49 PM

Yes, this works fine in V3 as well. Maybe right clicking on the first video event and then choosing "select events to end" would help.