Clip speed change.

Hi,
ive got a short sequence of clips ive put together and i want to slow down a couple of clips in the middle of the sequence.
The problem is, when i change the speed of the clip (it is on the top layer and no clips are in the same layer in front of it), the other clips that are on the bottom layers move forward, this causes me problems because all the clips are edited closely to the music.
Is there a way to prevent the clips from moving forward while i slow down the speed of the clip on the top layer?
Thanks

You could lock the other video and audio tracks while doing the speed change.
Eddie

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