Changing a Clip’s Play Speed

You can change the play speed of individual clips on the timeline (Figure 30). This option is useful for quickly moving past a process that doesn’t need to be shown in detail or slowing down a quick process which should be viewed in greater detail.

To change a clip’s play speed, use one of these two methods:

•	Press and hold the Option key and move your cursor to the edge of the clip. The cursor displays a clock icon indicating that you are changing the clip speed. Move the edge of the clip inward to speed the clip up and outward to slow the clip down.

•	Click on the gear icon and select Show Clip Inspector (Figure 30).

Figure 30. Speed Change Icons

To adjust the speed, use the slider or manually enter a percentage value, as shown below in Figure 31. You can also change the duration to change the speed. Short is faster, longer is slower.

Figure 31. Using the Clip Inspector

You can also lock a clip to prevent editing.

The clip is marked with a speed badge—a turtle or rabbit icon—to indicate that the clip speed was decreased or increased.