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Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Contents

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Chapter 17

337

Changing Clip Speed and Time Remapping

337

Speed Basics

338

How Changing Speed Affects a Clip’s Duration

338

Performing a Fit to Fill Edit

341

Constant and Variable Speed Settings

341

Constant Speed

342

Variable Speed, or Time Remapping

342

Frame Blending and Reverse Speed

344

Making Constant Speed Changes

345

Making Variable Speed Changes

345

How Time Remapping Works

348

Where You Can Make Time Remapping Adjustments

348

Viewing Time Remapping Parameters Applied to Your Clips

350

Learning to Read Timeline Speed Indicators

353

Using the Time Remap Tool

358

Adjusting Time Remapping Keyframes in the Motion Bar

359

Time Remapping Using the Keyframe Graph

362

Time Remapping in the Motion Tab

Chapter 18

365

Working with Freeze Frames and Still Images

365

Using Still Images and Graphics in Your Sequences

366

Creating Freeze Frames from a Video Clip

367

Exporting Still Images

368

Considerations Before Creating and Importing Stills

378

Changing the Duration of Still Images

379

Example: Adding Camera Motion to Still Images

Chapter 19

387

Compositing and Layering

387

Introduction to Compositing and Layering

388

Methods of Compositing

389

Different Ways to Layer Clips in the Timeline

390

Adjusting Opacity Levels of Clips

393

Working with Composite Modes

393

How Composite Modes Affect Images

394

Applying Composite Modes to Clips

396

Composite Modes in Final Cut Pro

405

Using Travel Mattes to Hide or Reveal Parts of a Clip

407

Working with Layered Photoshop Files

407

Updating Photoshop Files in Adobe Photoshop

408

Working with Layered Photoshop Sequences

409

Changing the Frame Rate of Layered Photoshop Sequences

410

Using Video and Graphics Clips with Alpha Channels

411

Working with Clips That Have Alpha Channels