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ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0
User Guide
Time-remapping parts of a motion footage or audio layer
There are limitless options for time-remapping in After Effects. For example, you can
time-remap an entire layer, making it play backwards. You can time-remap a few frames
at the beginning or end of the layer, creating a freeze-frame effect. Or you can time-remap
frames in the middle of the layer, creating a slow-motion effect.
You can remap time for video footage only; still images cannot be remapped. For best
results, do not remap video footage that has been time-stretched.
To freeze the first frame without changing the speed:
1 In a Composition window or Timeline window, select the layer you want to remap.
2 Choose Layer > Enable Time Remapping.
3 Click the triangle to the left of the layer name to expand the layer outline.
4 Click the triangle to the left of the Time Remap heading to display the time graph for
time remapping.
5 Move the current-time marker to where you want the movie to begin.
6 Shift-click the keyframes at the layer’s start and end, or click “Time Remap” to select the
start and end keyframes.
7 Drag the first keyframe to the current-time marker, which moves the start and end
keyframes.
To freeze the last frame without changing the speed:
1 In a Composition window or Timeline window, select the layer you want to remap.
2 Choose Layer > Enable Time Remapping.
3 Click the triangle to the left of the layer name to expand the layer outline.
4 Click the triangle to the left of the Time Remap heading to display the time graph for
time remapping.
5 Drag the triangle at the end of the layer duration bar to the time where you want the
freeze frame to end.
To remap time in the Timeline window:
1 In a Composition window or Timeline window, select the layer you want to remap.
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