Changing speed for clips at DVinfo.net

Brian Duke · July 9th, 2006, 08:54 PM

Hi,

I want to create the speed up/slow down effect on some clips, such as the fight scene in Ranging Bull by Martin Scorsese. ANyone share the best and maybe easiest way to do it, without losing any or very little quality/resolution.

Thanks guys

Greg Watts · July 12th, 2006, 07:29 PM

I'm getting ready to buy Vegas and that's a nice selling point for it. Using the velocity envelope you can play with the speed of a clip and have it ramp up/ slow down over time. Plus, you can have it do all that in the same clip. Nice. Very much a cool effect and one of the pulls for getting Vegas. Well, that and the HDV Cineform codec. ConnectHD seems like a really sweet codec to add to the workflow.

Anyway, since you didn't say which program you're using I don't know if this was helpful but it is a standard feature within the full Vegas 6 suite. I know there are some very expensive plug-ins available for Premiere Pro and After Effects that will do it but they cost more than Vegas does.

Brian Duke · July 12th, 2006, 07:38 PM

I use FCP 5

Boyd Ostroff · July 12th, 2006, 08:14 PM

Hi Brian. For a better response, post your software-specific questions to the Final Cut Pro forum; I'm moving your thread there.

I hate to admit it, but I never saw Raging Bull! However, it sounds like the FCP time-remapping function is what you want. I've only used it a couple times myself so I don't have any great insights; maybe someone else will. But for starters, see the section beginning in Volume III, page 311 for a description of this function and what you can do with it. You can also access the manuals using the Help menu inside FCP.

Nate Schmidt · July 12th, 2006, 08:44 PM

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/tutorials/ watch the one on time remapping.

July 9th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#1
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July 12th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#3
Brian Duke Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 899	I use FCP 5 __________________ Visit me and my work at www.artofduke.com

July 12th, 2006, 08:44 PM	#5
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/tutorials/ watch the one on time remapping. __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

July 12th, 2006, 07:29 PM	#2
Greg Watts Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 66	I'm getting ready to buy Vegas and that's a nice selling point for it. Using the velocity envelope you can play with the speed of a clip and have it ramp up/ slow down over time. Plus, you can have it do all that in the same clip. Nice. Very much a cool effect and one of the pulls for getting Vegas. Well, that and the HDV Cineform codec. ConnectHD seems like a really sweet codec to add to the workflow. Anyway, since you didn't say which program you're using I don't know if this was helpful but it is a standard feature within the full Vegas 6 suite. I know there are some very expensive plug-ins available for Premiere Pro and After Effects that will do it but they cost more than Vegas does.

July 12th, 2006, 08:14 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Hi Brian. For a better response, post your software-specific questions to the Final Cut Pro forum; I'm moving your thread there. I hate to admit it, but I never saw Raging Bull! However, it sounds like the FCP time-remapping function is what you want. I've only used it a couple times myself so I don't have any great insights; maybe someone else will. But for starters, see the section beginning in Volume III, page 311 for a description of this function and what you can do with it. You can also access the manuals using the Help menu inside FCP.