Effect duration – Grass Valley Zodiak v.6.0 Mar 15 2006 User Manual
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Section 4 — Menus Overview
Effect Duration
The Effect Duration feature allows you to change the duration of a multi-
keyframe E-MEM effect without having to individually change the dura-
tions of each keyframe.
When an effect is first created it has a natural duration, which is the time
indicated by the last keyframe. With Effect Duration you can make the
overall length of the effect longer or shorter with a single command. Each
keyframe duration in the effect will be increased or decreased proportion-
ately to match the new duration, called a forced duration. You can also
restore the effect to its original, natural duration if desired.
The
Effect Dur
button resides at the lower left corer of the Timeline - Time
Adjust menu (
). Touching this button opens a
numeric keypad you use to enter the new duration of the effect
(
).
Figure 167. Effect Duration Numeric Keypad
Changing Effect Duration
1.
Select the effect whose duration you wish to change.
2.
Go to the Timeline - Time Adjust menu and touch the
Effect Dur
button.
3.
Type a new duration in Seconds • Frames • Field format and touch
Enter
. Entering a single value defaults to frames, and the third Field
value is optional. Entering a
1
for the Field value specifies odd field. For
example,
1.0.1
indicates 1 second, 0 frames, 1 field.
•
Entering only a • restores the natural duration of the effect.