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592 Chapter 12: Animation
Tip:
When changing clip timing, it can be
helpful to display start and end frame numbers
and the clip time scale. To do this, click Preferences
ontheMotionMixerandchoosetheappropriate
options in the
Mixer Preferences dialog (page
2–628)
. As you choose o ptions, the Motion Mixer
display is changed interactively.
Pr ocedur es
To change the length of a clip without changing its
speed:
1.
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click Trim
Clips.
2. Drag either end of a clip to trim its length.
A gray bar appears on a trimmed end of a
motion clip.
3. Turn off Trim Clips.
The gray area disappears.
Tip: At any time, you can view original clip
lengthsingraybyturningonTrimClips.
To remove scaling or trimming from a clip in
the M otion Mixer, select the clip, right-click
andchooseRemoveScale/Trim.
To change t he speed of an ent ir e clip:
You can cause a motion to slow down or speed up
by changing the length of the clip in the Mixer.
Lengthening a clip w il l slow down the motion,
while shortening the clip wil l speed it up.
1. On the Motion Mixer, click Move Clips.
2. Drag either end of the clip to extend or shor ten
it in time.
Tip: To see the ratio of the original motion
time to the new time, click Preferences. In the
Mixer Preferences dialog, turn on Scales. This
displays the ratio on the clip next to its name.
Wor k ing with Tr ansitions
Whentwoormoreclipsareplacedona transition
track (page 3–1121)
, you can create transitions
between any two clips. A transition creates a
constant, gradual change from one clip to another.