Slow/fast/reverse in video effects

Hi I've just got the new iMac with iMovie 08. Does anyone know how I can get into the video effects and the slow/fast/reverse function?

I've just got the new iMac with iMovie 08. Does anyone know how I can get into the video effects and the slow/fast/reverse function?
Download and used the complementary copy of iMovie HD v6.0.4 if you want special effects/third-party plug-ins. iMovie '08 has no command structure for the threading of delayed third-party rendering modules. If you must use iMovie '08, create your special effects as either pre- or post-edits.

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I have read other posts on this issue. When I attempt to apply this effect, it does not work. This is a new project in iMovie HD 6. Clips will not take this effect. It shows up in the preview fine but will not apply. Below is what I sent Apple. Any and all help (solutions) appreciated. Is anyone else using this effect successfully in HD 6?
I select a clip (it is selected), click on the Editing tab, then click on the Video FX tab, and then select the fast/slow/reverse option. I am correctly using the slider to slow the clip down just one tick past the default position. The effect shows up in preview but will not apply. The red progress line (that indicates the effect is being rendered) shows up for about a tenth of a second and then stops. I am using the latest version of iMovie (6.0.3). I have a Dual 2 Ghz G5 Tower. I have 1.5 GB of ram. I am using OSX 10.4 8. All my software is up to date.
The camera I am using is a Sony VX2000. Never had a problem with iMovie 4 and 5. I have two internal drives. I have an external drive that is for backups only. All three are Mac OSX Extended (Journaled) format. The drive i am capturing to is the original drive that came with with my computer. It is 160 GB. 147 GB is free. I keep this drive clean and only for current projects.
I did have some plugins installed for iMovie from GeeThree. They are the updated versions for Intel and PowerPC running OSX 10.4.8. Again, all software is up to date. I did remove those plugins from the plugin folder. Also, I have ran Disk Utility and permissions are fine. I have not removed the preference files yet (plist) because I wasn't sure which ones to remove.
A third thing I did was to create a new project (after unstalling the plugins, restarting, using Disk Utility), reimport some footage and see if the slow/fast/reverse effect would work then. It did not work. I then saved all my current work and saved to tape. I NEED THIS EFFECT TO WORK! Please who can solve my problem? Dinner is on me!! LOL!
Mac OS X (10.4.8)

In addition to Karsten's great advice...
Read Karl Petersen's post in this discussion for the common reasons the video FX don't work:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1852869#1852869
:)Sue

Video FX slow/fast/reverse

Hi again,
I am having trouble with the slow /fast setting in FX.
When setting the speed if I try to change it there seems to be no way to do this without returning to the original state.
I am sure this was possible in past I movie versions, you could just change the speed at any time during the editing stage.
Am I missing something?

if your project is located on some external harddrive, it has to be formatted to "MacOsExtended" with Disk Utility, otherwise strrrange things coudl happen..

Slow/fast/reverse problem

sorry if this has been posted before. when i try to apply this effect it does one of multiple things. it either renders and then the clip turns black and won't play, it wont render at all, or the clip renders and then when i click to play it it plays the previous clip instead of the one i rendered with the effect. any suggestions or fixes? is this a bug or virus? also i lost an entire video project out of nowhere. i had it saved on an ext. HD and when i clicked the file it just dissapeared and now i cant find it anywhere. any thoughts would be great. thanks in advanved.

welcome fiestacitykid to the  boards ...
update your Public Profile.. I assume, your project is located on an external harddrive, right?
ext. HDD have to be erased/formatted BEFORE usage via the Disk Utility (Utilities Folder...) to 'MacOsExtended' ...

How do you add video effects-slow motion

Not real happy with 08 over previous versions but I would like to gain back some of the functionality that I regularly used. How do I add special effects, such as slow motion to a video clip or a portion of a video clip.

How do you do it IMovie HD in Ilife 08?
Both applications can be run on the same computer. Use whichever application best serves your needs. If you need a lot of plug-in effects, use HD. If few or nor effects other than standard transitions and titles are required and speed is paramount, then use iMovie '08. If you like being innovative and want to try your hand at creating your own effects, use iMovie '08 and learn how perform pre- and post-edits to create your own fast motion, slow motion, stop motion, pseudo time lapse, still framed, backgrounded, blended, layered, picture-in-picture, etc. that may "tickle your fancy."

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Hi, I'm a new user of imovie and I have found some difficulties: where is the video effects menu? In particular, it is possible to increase (or decrease) the speed of a clip?
Thanks for anyone who could help me,
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iM08 offers no effects at all, that option was dropped by Apple..
you're entitled on a free download of iMHD6 here
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
which offers fast/slow/reverse as v/fx ..
another option is usage of a free 3rd party app, link and how-to on my site here
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/slowmowithim08
have you seen the tutorials for iM08?
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie

Slow motion, reverse playback and others

Dear members:
After doing some research that included help files for Final Cut Express HD and Apple's support pages I haven't been able to find a straight and definited answer to my question.
I am trying to find ways to add slow motion, reverse playback and fast playback effects to my sequences in Final Cut Express HD but haven't found a way to do it. Some pages I found seem to indicate that these functions may not be available in Final Cut Express HD but they are not specific enough. I honestly can't believe that an application that is meant to provide professional results wouldn't offer these which are probably some of the most used effects in video.
Do any of you know if and how these effects can be used with Final Cut Express HD ?
In case it can't handle these effects, how much would an upgrade to Final Cut Pro HD cost if I am coming from Final Cut Express HD ? Is there an (reasonable) upgrade path ?
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Best regards,
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I'm sure you can do this w/ FC3xpress - although I haven't used that app in years- but you can try this:
-Select the clip you want to add the 3ffect to then press Apple-J
-That should bring up the menu where you can determine the new speed percentage.
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Also it looks like there is no way to upgrade from Final Cut 3xpress to Final Cut Studio
You can upgrade from a few apps but Express isn't included in that list.
The list is here if you'd like to see for yourself.
http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/
And if you click the buy you have the option to buy the upgrade (intead of the crossgrade)

Neo Bios 1.6 and Slow/Fast/Turbo/Ultra Modes

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Slow/Fast/Turbo/Ultra modes in Bios 1.6 on the Neo boards?
The only mode I can get to work is the Slow mode. On all the rest, Win XP boots OK, but when I would run programs, the screen would lock for a few seconds, then come back in low resolution stating I had an unspecified "device failure", and I had to restart my computer for it to work properly.
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No OC, Timings = by SPD, DRAM Frequency = Auto (200/400)
Slow/Fast/Turbo/Ultra-Turbo results
AIDA32 Display/GPU
GPU Clock 200 210 210 210
Memory clk 458 (no change)
AIDA32 Motherboard/Motherboard (Effective clocks)
FSB 809 (no change)
Mem 404 (no change)
Chipset 270 404 404 404
SANDRA MAX3 Memory Benchmark
INT 4340 4837 4956 5099
Float 4390 4834 4970 5048
PAT OFF ON ON ON
Timings 2.0,4,4,6 2.0,3,3,6 2.0,2,3,6 2.0,2,2,6
"Slow" disables PAT/MAT and reduces the chipset bus frequency to 66Mhz (quad pumped)
"Fast/Turbo/Ultra-Turbo" Overclock your video card!!!
If you set your memory timings manualy or use a ratio other than 1:1 there will be no difference between Fast/Turbo/Ultra-turbo (only difference being "by SPD" memory timings) -as far as i can tell
There maybe other differences but not found them ....yet

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second track: PNG file, black with white circle
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But I can't help. The white area stays (see screenshot top left corner). Only some of the small blurred area around the shape shines through as I could see playing around without blurring the video clip.
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SLOW, FAST, TURBO, ULTRA TURBO

Hey Guys
Nice forum....Just have to get used to it. I find the searching isnt as good as the lats one but look gr8.
Anyways I have just got 1024MB Corsair PC3200 2-2-2-5 RAM. Its amazing made my PC so much faster and timings have made it so responsive.
Anyways I have a 875P motherboard like you can see below but in the BIOS I can select different options (Performance Options)
SLOW -> FAST -> TURBO -> ULTRA TURBO.
What exactly do these do? On my last generic RAM I had it on FAST and not have it on TURBO. Is it worth goin onto ULTRA TURBO? Also how kinda effect with these setting have on the life of the PC.
Cheers guys
SASpaz

Here is a review, there is also a lot there to take in but,
http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/memory/corsair_twinx3200xl/page3.php
The settings you are referring to are associated with PAT.
There are different levels of PAT, if you choose slow, is it off in CPUZ?
FAST
TURBO
ULTRA TURBO
CPUZ will report PAT to be enabled on all of these settings but it may not be fully enabled.
ULTRA TURBO = FULLY enabled PAT mode.
Run this program to tell you the level of PAT
ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/ctiaw.zip
Extract it to a folder, run the lowercase version.
See what PAT level it is running at.
Then change modes and run the program again.
What it does, going back to the INTEL link,
The setting adjust the memory/chipset timings to achieve higher system performance.
It should not be a problem if you have good memory.
Now is this starting to make sense

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Copy paste the clip to V2.
Remove effects from the clip on V1.
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Hi Rick.
I really appreciate the link to the free Colorista. I didn't know they had a free version. I'm looking forward to trying it, hopefully later today.
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