Extending the duration of themes in iMovie

Does anybody know if/how I can lengthen the time a theme plays in iMovie? It's clear that I can shorten the duration, but what about lengthening it? Thanks!

You can apply a fast/slow/reverse effect to the finished clip. Needless to say, too much adjustment will result in dreadful quality and if you have video rather than stills dropped into your theme, they may be noticeably too slow or too fast

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dalohrs,
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But I dont think in general there is enough help or control in using timeline animation
For example on my site I run a monthly animation comp. And alot of my members are new to animating (Im by no means an expert lol) But as its Xmas its an ideal theme for animating.
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The only other way is to remake it which is a bugga lol
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Bob, take the time to thank those who helped (especially Nipsey since he figured out what was going on) by clicking on the or the over people's posts.
see:
New Discussions ResponsesThe new system for discussions asks that after you mark your question as Answered, you take the time to mark any posts that have aided you with the tag and the post that provided your answer with the tag. This not only gives points to the posters, but points anyone searching for answers to similar problems to the proper posts.
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Extending the duration of themes in iMovie

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