Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 276)

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The pointer turns into the retime pointer.
2 Drag the Out point of the clip’s bar to the left.
As you drag, the tooltip displays the clip’s speed and duration.
Note: To use the retime pointer, Constant Speed must be chosen from the Time Remap pop-up
menu in the Properties Inspector. When Variable Speed is chosen, the retime pointer has no
effect. You cannot retime images, effects, and other nonvideo objects.
Lengthen a video object’s duration and slow down its playback speed
1 With the pointer over the end of a video clip (the Out point), press and hold down the
Option key.
The pointer turns into the retime pointer.
2 Drag the Out point of the clip’s bar to the right.
As you drag, the tooltip displays the clip’s speed and duration.
Loop a clip
Another way to extend a video clip’s duration is to loop it. When a looped clip reaches its last
frame, it starts playing again from its first frame. You can easily loop a clip by adjusting it in
the Timeline.
1 With the pointer over the end of a video clip (the Out point), press and hold down the Option
and Shift keys.
The pointer turns into the loop pointer.
2 Drag the Out point of the bar to the right.
First loop barrier
As you drag, the tooltip displays the clip’s Out point, total Duration, and Loop Duration
A looped object displays barriers to indicate where loops begin and end in the Timeline.
Change the loop point of a clip
The first loop barrier in a clip’s bar is interactive. Moving the barrier changes the point where the
clip loops.
m Drag the first loop barrier left or right.
The end point of the clip’s loop moves as you drag.
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