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549Final Cut Pro User Guide
Apply a preset variable speed change
You can apply preset variable speed effects that break your clip into multiple speed
segments automatically.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select either a range within a clip or a whole clip to which
you want to apply a speed ramp effect.
2. Do one of the following:
• Ramp the speed down: Click the Retime pop-up menu below the viewer and choose
Speed Ramp > to 0%.
• Ramp the speed up: Click the Retime pop-up menu and choose Speed Ramp > from 0%.
The selection is segmented into four parts with different speed percentages, creating
the ramp effect. To adjust the speed of any segment, drag its retiming handle.
You can modify the transitions between segments to control how fast each segment
transitions to the next. See Add speed transitions in Final Cut Pro.
Change the end frame of a speed segment
You can change the end frame of a speed segment in the timeline.
When you drag the retiming handle of a speed segment, you’re adjusting the speed of the
segment, not trimming it. The Source Frame Edit button allows you to trim the end point
(end frame) of a segment.
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select a clip that has speed segments.
2. Click the Retime pop-up menu below the viewer and choose Show Retime Editor (or
press Command-R).
3. In the retime editor in the timeline, double-click the transition between two speed
segments.