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5. Click OK to close the dialog.
The new t rackg roup name appears at the upper
left of the track display.
Adjusting Clip T iming
IntheMotionMixer,youcanshortenclipsor
change their timing interact ively within the track
display. You can change the timing of motion clips
in a number of ways:
• Change the length of a clip without changing its
speedbytrimmingtheclipatthestartorend.
• Change the speed of an entire clip by stretching
it out or shrinking it.
• Cause varying changes in speed throughout the
clip with time warps. See Adding Time Warps
(page 2–620).
Tip: When changing clip timing, it can be
helpful to display start and end frame numbers
and the clip time scale. To do this, click Preferences
on the Motion Mixer and choose the appropriate
options in the Mixer Preferences dialog (page
2–651). As you choose options, the Motion Mixer
display is changed interactively.
Procedures
To change the length of a clip without changing its
speed:
1.
On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click Trim
Clips.
2. Drag either end of a clip to trim its length.
A gray bar appears on a trimmed end of a
motion clip.
3. Turn off Trim Clips.
The gray area disappears.
Tip: At any time, you can view or iginal clip
lengthsingraybyturningonTrimClips.