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Editing clips
Last updated 10/4/2016
2 Choose Clip > Time Stretch.
3 In the Time Stretch dialog box, click the Link button to unlink speed and duration. When linked, changing the
duration also changes the playback speed of the clip.
Note: When you increase the speed beyond a certain limit, the duration changes even if you have unlinked speed and
duration.
4 Type a new duration, and click OK.
Reverse the playback of a clip
Reversing a clip plays the clip backward, Out point to In point. You can also reverse the clip and change its speed. In
the Expert view, you can reverse a clip using the Expert view timeline. In the Quick view, use the Time Remapping
feature to reverse a clip.
1 Select the clip in the Expert view timeline.
2 Choose Clip > Time Stretch.
3 (Optional) To change the speed of the clip, type a percentage for Speed in the Time Stretch dialog box. A value less
the 100% slows down the clip; a value greater than 100% increases its speed.
4 Select Reverse Speed, and click OK.
To both reverse the clip and change its speed with one action, type a negative percentage for Speed, where –200 plays
the clip in reverse at double its normal speed and –50 plays the clip in reverse at half its normal speed.
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Previewing movies
Set field options for imported interlaced video
Freeze and hold frames
Export a video frame
You can grab a single frame from a video clip to use as a still image in your current movie or to save as a still on your
hard drive for use elsewhere. For example, you can use a still in your movie to show a character start an action, but then
stop mid-action, frozen on the screen.
1 Select a clip in the Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline.
2 In the Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline, drag the current-time indicator to the frame you want to
grab.
The Monitor panel shows the frame at the location of the current-time indicator.
3 In the Action bar, click Tools and select the Freeze Frame option from the Tools panel.
The frame appears in the Freeze Frame window.
Note: If you have Adobe Photoshop Elements installed, and want to edit the still image in Photoshop Elements, choose
Edit In Photoshop Elements After Inserting.