Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1159)

• If maintaining video and audio sync is a priority, select both the video and the (synced)
audio and apply constant speed changes only. Applying variable speed settings to a
video clip (including speed segments, the Curve buttons in the Change Speed dialogs,
and the Curve options in the Change Speed shortcut menu) will break the link to audio
items. Audio and video sync is lost when you apply variable speed changes.
To adjust a speed keyframe with the shortcut menu
1 If there is no existing speed keyframe in the Timeline, add one.
2 Control-click a speed keyframe.
3 Choose any of the following from the resulting shortcut menu.
• Change Speed: Opens the Change Speed dialog. For more information, see “Using the
Change Speed Dialogs.”
• Remove Speed: Removes all clip speed changes and restores a clip to its original, default
speed.
• Change Speed Segment: Opens the Change Speed Segment dialog. For more information,
see “Using the Change Speed Dialogs.”
• Remove Keyframe: Removes the speed keyframe that you clicked in the speed indicator
area.
• Remove Speed Segment: Removes speed changes and restores a segment to its original,
default speed.
• Speed to Keyframe: Choose one of the options below to affect the rate of change in
speed before a speed keyframe.
• Linear: Disables any speed smoothing (Bezier handle) for the keyframe.
• Curve to Keyframe: Applies a smooth change in speed before the selected keyframe.
• Curve Centered on Keyframe: Applies a smooth change in speed before and after the
selected keyframe.
• Speed From Keyframe: Choose one of the options below to affect the rate of change in
speed after a speed keyframe.
• Linear: Disables any speed smoothing (Bezier handle) for the keyframe.
• Curve From Keyframe: Applies a smooth change in speed after the selected keyframe.
• Curve Centered on Keyframe: Applies a smooth change in speed before and after the
selected keyframe.
Keep the following points in mind when you use speed keyframes and speed segments:
• Any change you make to an individual speed keyframe will alter the segments to the
left and right of the keyframe, but it will leave all other speed segments unchanged.
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