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551Final Cut Pro User Guide
Add speed transitions in Final Cut Pro
When two adjacent speed segments are set to play at different speeds, you can control
how smoothly the video switches between playback speeds. When there’s no transition
between the segments, playback shifts suddenly from one speed to another. By adding a
transition between the segments, you can create a more gradual, or ramped, effect. You
can also control how quickly that transition takes place.
When you apply effects that create speed segments in a clip (such as Speed Ramp,
Instant Replay, and Hold), transitions are automatically added between the newly created
segments. A transition appears as a shaded bar on either side of the border between speed
segments.
When you create speed segments manually, you can add speed transitions individually, or
you can add them to all the speed segments in a clip at once.
Note: You can’t add transitions between forward-playing segments and reverse-playing
segments (or vice versa).
Add transitions between all speed segments in a clip
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select a clip that has speed segments.