Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1108)

Chapter 16 Changing Clip Speed and Time Remapping 321
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To view the speed indicators in the Timeline keyframe graph area:
m Control-click the Clip Keyframes control, choose Video from the shortcut menu, then
choose Speed Indicators from the submenu.
Timeline speed indicators show you the relative playback speed of clips in your
sequence. For example, suppose you have a 10-second clip in your sequence. At
normal, 100-percent speed, the Timeline speed indicators are evenly spaced, indicating
that your clip is playing forward at a constant speed.
If you make a constant or variable speed change to slow down a clip (setting the clip’s
speed to 50 percent, for example), the speed indicators are spaced farther apart as the
clip grows longer, indicating slower playback. If you speed up a clip (changing the
speed to 200 percent, for example), the speed indicators move closer together as the
clip becomes shorter, indicating faster playback.
At normal speed, the
speed indicators are
evenly spaced.
Slow speed Fast speed