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545Final Cut Pro User Guide
• Apply a manual speed setting: Click the Retime pop-up menu and choose Show
Retime Editor (or press Command-R) to display the retime editor above the selection
in the timeline, then drag the retiming handle.
If you drag the retiming handle to the right, the speed of the selection decreases,
the duration of the selection increases, and the bar above the timeline selection
turns orange.
If you drag the retiming handle to the left, the speed of the selection increases,
the duration of the selection decreases, and the bar above the timeline selection
turns blue.
• Apply a custom speed setting: Click the Retime pop-up menu and choose Custom.
In the Custom Speed window that appears, select a direction (forward or reverse),
then select either Rate or Duration and enter a speed percentage or duration. If you
want to allow subsequent clips in the timeline to move earlier or later as a result of
the speed change, leave the Ripple checkbox selected. To prevent subsequent clips
from moving, deselect the checkbox.