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Creating Traditional Motion Effects
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Creating a Rolling Clip That Freezes
One common use for freeze frames is to create a segment that plays normally and then freezes,
either to superimpose text information or to add emphasis to the end of a sequence before fading.
For an example that uses the Timewarp effect instead of a traditional freeze frame, see “Speed
Graph Example: Creating a Rolling Clip That Freezes” on page 231.
To create a rolling clip that freezes:
1. Edit the clip into the sequence.
2. Mark an IN point in the sequence at the frame where you want the freeze frame to occur.
3. Click the Match Frame button to load and cue the source clip to the matching frame.
For more information on matchframing, see “Using Match Frame” in the Help.
4. Create the Freeze Frame effect from the source footage as described in “Creating a
Traditional Freeze Frame Effect” on page 201.
5. Click the Extract/Splice-in button or the Lift/Overwrite button to edit the freeze frame into
the sequence at the previously marked IN point.
Extract/Splice-in button (left) and Lift/Overwrite button (right)
When you play the sequence, the footage plays full-motion and then freezes at the
selected frame.
Creating a Traditional Variable Speed Effect
Variable Speed effects involve changing the rate of playback to achieve fast-motion or
slow-motion effects. Your Avid editing application creates slow-motion effects by duplicating
frames in the original media. It creates fast-motion effects by eliminating frames from the
original media.
For information on using the Timewarp effect to create a Variable Speed effect, see “Timewarp
Speed Graph Reference” on page 228 and “Position Graph Example: Reverse Motion” on
page 238.