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Promoting a Traditional Motion Effect to Timewarp
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2. Enter Effect mode, for example, by clicking the Effect Mode button.
For more information, see “Entering Effect Mode” on page 32.
3. In the Effect Palette, click the Timewarp Effect category.
4. Click the Timewarp Effect icon, and drag it to the clip in the Timeline.
The Timewarp Effect icon appears in the Timeline.
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If you apply the Timewarp effect as part of a nested effect, it must be the innermost effect.
Promoting a Traditional Motion Effect to Timewarp
You can promote a traditional motion effect to the Timewarp effect by using the Promote button in
the Motion Effect Editor. The Promote button appears in the Motion Effect Editor only when you
have the position indicator on a traditional motion effect in the Timeline.
You can also promote all traditional motion effects in a sequence to Timewarp effects with a single
operation. For more information, see “Updating and Reverting Existing Effects in Sequences” on
page 34.
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Once you promote the effect, you might not be able to load or use the sequence in an older version of
an Avid editing application. Before promoting any effect, create a copy of the original sequence.
To promote a traditional motion effect to a Timewarp effect:
1. Move the position indicator to the traditional motion effect in the Timeline.
2. Click the Effect Mode button or the Motion Effect button.
Effect Mode button (left) and Motion Effect button (right)
For more information, see “Using the Motion Effect Editor” on page 167.
The Motion Effect Editor opens.
The Promote button appears in the Motion Effect Editor. The Speed, Strobe and Duration values
for the motion effect appear in the appropriate text boxes in the Motion Effect Editor.