Variable Speed retiming

I'm sure this is an exceptionally easy one but time remapping has always befuddled my meager gray matter so I'm staring at my computer screens like a doof trying everything I can think of to solve my task at hand.
Take a video clip and play back in Real Time, ease into Slow Motion, ease back into Real Time and have the media duration increase accordingly, just as a broadcast replay from an EVS box would be. Is this possible with one layer in Motion?

Doof doesn't go far enough to explain my ignorance on this one.
While the above are helpful, I couldn't get the pixelcorp link to load and the Major's AE method can be done just as easily in Motion but it's still not what I want; it involves guess work/math work and I need to use a calculator for 2 + 2.
Mark Spencer to the rescue again. Page 194 of his "Motion 3" text.
The Set Speed behavior in the Retiming behaviors does exactly what I want. Easy easy easy.
Zeb

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Exporting variable speed slo mo to Motion for optical flow, how?

Greetings,
I have FCP 7 and Motion 4. I am new to using Motion. I want to either export a variable speed clip from FCP to Motion and add the optical flow feature, or build a variable speed change in Motion, but I can't figure out how to do either!
The 20 second clip is in reverse-slow-mo, and progressively gets slower (from -38% to -4%) as set in FCP using keyframes. When I "send" the clip & it opens in Motion, the in-out points aren't recognized, (the whole unedited clip shows up) and when I set the timing to "variable" in the inspector, (under "timing", for time remap) the clip disappears in the timeline altogether.
I've also tried to create a QT of the clip as 100% but in reverse (just to have less to build in Motion) but I cannot figure out how on earth to use the graph in Motion (under time remap, variable speed) to create a variable speed change to progressively slow down. This is the key issue for me-- how to create variable speed change in Motion??
I tried one other thing in Motion, the "add behavior", and added "Speed Change", couldn't figure out this method either-- how to make clip progressively slow down, and also how to apply the optical flow to that speed change (seems optical flow only works with time remap method?) Any help would be greatly appreciate.
AKJ

Although it does occur, the media isn't ALWAYS mangled... did you try workflow 1 above?
As far as I can tell from your description, baking the speed change in before sending to Motion is not going to work as the clip will already be retimed.
I agree, changing versions mid project is a bad idea. When faced with this recently, I bought a $50 500gb hard drive, installed Leopard and the new version of Final Cut Studio onto it, booted into that drive, opened up a COPY of my project in the FCP7 and did what I needed.
I found no issues, so just continued in FCP7. However, if I did find issues, I would have done only what I needed the new version for, then rebooted back into the drive with FCP6, opened my original project, then imported the results.
Patrick

Problems with variable speed

problems with clips switching from constant to variable speed.

Could you be more specific? What are you doing exactly and what is happening when you do it? Which version of FCP?

Safari 6.0.5 update == no variable speed feature on html5 video player.

Today I installed the Safari 6.0.5 update and now I don't have the html5 video player variable speed feature -- this allows one to play videos at speeds from 0.5x to 2.0x. My previous Safari was 6.0.4 and the html5 video var speed feature worked well.
The other things SW Update installed with the Safari 6.0.5 were:
Security Update 2013-002
Java for OS C 2013-004
iTunes 11.0.4
Any ideas?

Today I installed the Safari 6.0.5 update and now I don't have the html5 video player variable speed feature -- this allows one to play videos at speeds from 0.5x to 2.0x. My previous Safari was 6.0.4 and the html5 video var speed feature worked well.
The other things SW Update installed with the Safari 6.0.5 were:
Security Update 2013-002
Java for OS C 2013-004
iTunes 11.0.4
Any ideas?

Copy and Paste Variable Speed Ramp Curves?

Is there any way to copy and paste variable speed ramp curves from one shot to another.
I've got a rough cut with lots of speed ramps, and now I have to conform renders that came back from Color (pre-prepped with out ramps) to the offline with the same frame ramps.
I can't seem to do it any other way than by eye match, which is less than great.

Right click a clip in the Timeline that has the settings you want to transfer. Choose Copy.
Right click a clip in the Timeline that you want to transfer the settings to. Choose *Paste Attributes > Speed.*

Can't select "Variable Speed" for Still Image Motion

I am using FCP 5.1 to add motion to still images. I've placed my still images on the timeline and added the appropriate keyframes in the Motion tab of the Viewer to Scale, Rotate, and move the stills on screen to my liking. But the speed is locked to "Constant," and I want to change that.
Specifically, am rolling a still image on-screen, freezing it in the middle of the screen a few seconds, and then rolling it off-screen. Doing this is easy: I just add a keyframe and type in the off-screen coordinates, then add another keyframe and type in coordinates somewhere on screen. But I want to vary the speed that the image rolls on-screen, so it moves on-screen quickly but then gradually slows down until it finally stops (freezes) in the middle of the screen.
Unfortunately, the "Setting" popup menu under "Time Remap" in the Motion tab of the viewer is grayed out and locked to "Constant Speed" (and yes, my still image clip is indeed selected and being displayed in the view). I cannot figure out how to unlock that popup so I can select variable speed.
I can choose Variable or Constant speed just fine for any imported "video" clips -- only still images are locked to Constant for some reason. Is this just a feature limitation of FCP 5? Any ideas would be appreciated.
Many thanks.

Why so much sarcasm in this FCP forum, Studio X?
Yes, it was in the manual, which by the way is quite large. And I didn't say how long it took me to spot that in the manual either -- a long time. I didn't spot it the first time I had read through that section (yes, I had read it before). And the fact is, you didn't know it either, otherwise you may have cared to point it out (for not only myself, but for others reading this forum too).
I participate in numerous other forums on other sites. Many times, people ask questions that are very simplistic to me -- I know the answers and I know those people putting forth the questions could easily have looked up the answer. Nevertheless, I take time to be helpful to others. For truly, some day I may be in their shoes, lacking time to read every part of every manual out there.
I am therefore thankful to those who likewise respond in a tactful manner to my queries, with the productive aim of helping others rather than condemning them. Thank you, David Harbsmeier, for being consistently positive and very helpful in this forum!

Set variable speed?

Help!
I am having trouble plotting variable speed in Final Cut Pro.
I go to 'time map' and look at setting keyframes to control speed but it seems to be really imprecise and random. There doesn't seem to be a way to set precise values eg. setting the clip to ramp from 0% to 400% or down from 100% to 50%. Or even set 1000% to 3000%.
And when i plot keyframes in 'time map' it doesn't seem able to tell what the speed value is that's being set.
Any ideas?

Chances are you'll need to export out the sections of a clip that you want to remap.
FCP will look at the entire clip to extrapolate the remapping.
IOW, if you're trying to remap a :30sec section of a 20 minute clip, FCP will apply it's remapping to the entire 20 minutes.
So just export out your :30 (with a bit of handles for good measure), bring it back in and remap that.
Post back if it doesn't fix it for ya.
K

Variable speed music player

i'm a musician who'd like to play back songs at variable speed BUT with pitches preserved...i know there are CD players that will do this - what about itunes?

Its simple:
public function MP3Pitch( url: String )
_target = new ByteArray();
_mp3 = new Sound();
_mp3.addEventListener( Event.COMPLETE, complete );
_mp3.load( new URLRequest( url ) );
//in your main fla call
var song:MP3Pitch = new MP3Pitch("mySong.mp3");
//this points at an mp3 file that is in the same directory as your published swf

Variable speed in FCE

Can one create a variable speed clip? Say start a 100@ at the beginning of the clip and end at 75%?

No, the ability to keyframe speed is a function reserved for Final Cut Pro. However, you can try using Piero's [Time Remap|http://web.mac.com/piero.fiorani/PieroFFCE_Effect/TimeRemap.html] filter to get a similar effect.

Error Communicating with Camera (only during variable speed playback)

I have my camera, a Sony DCR TRV480 plugged in via firewire and am playing on the camera and watching on the monitor. This works fine unless I use the "variable speed playback" option on the camera to slow down the video. Then Imovie goes blue and gives me the "error communicating with camera" message.
My videos are way too numerous and the details of fine motion too important for importing and then playing back on slow-motion to be a practical option, so please do not suggest that.
What I need is to see in Imovie what I see on the Cameras LCD.
Any ideas if its a problem with Imovie or related to limitations of firewire or the camera output or what?

Obviously, when you slow down the video, the camera isn't sending a DV compatible signal through Firewire. Since iMovie is designed to handle only DV, iMovie goes blue.
There is nothing you can do about that.
You may try "JES Deinterlacer", which produces better slow motion than iMovie. It's free.

FCP7 Variable Speed Dialog

I noticed on watching a Final Cut video of someone doing a variable speed change, that they had "Ease In" & "Ease Out" in the speed dialog box. (command J).
However, I only seem to have "Start" & "End" on mine with icons showing different curve (ease in/out) angels.
Why is this?
thanks.

invalid

Variable speed question

I'm trying to do something that seems pretty simple and can't figure it out even after reading over the manual several times and searching the forum.
i want a clip to start at 100% and gradually slow to 50%. in so doing, i want the duration of the clip to extend from say 10 sec. to 15 sec (i want the same in and out points, with a gradual speed change). how do i gradually slow a clip without being forced to speed up another part of the clip?
-matthew

In the Motion/Time Remap tab of the viewer try to change the green line to something like this: Variable Speed 100-50:
1. move the cursor over the 2nd point at the end of the light grey area (OUT point); the cursor becomes a small crosshair; right click on the point and select Smooth.
2. drag the blue dot (Bezier handle) that just appeared, down so the light blue line is no longer horizontal, but takes a direction midway between horizontal and that of the virtual segment connecting the 1st (bottom left) and 2nd (top right) point. Now the line has a shape of a long S.
3. drag the 2nd point (the Bezier handle should follow without changing shape) down at roughly 2/3 rd of the graph, so it should resemble the picture in the link above.
Why all this? point 1. allows to create and control a curve at the clip OUT point; point 2. changes its default speed to an approximation of speed = 50%; finally point 3. slows down the central part of the clip so that the overall speed dynamics is what you are looking for....
Easy ?
Well I believe that using my suggested free Time Remap plugin is much easier... just install it and follow the instructions in my previous answer above and in the download web page. But I'd like also to know your opinion.
Thanks
Piero

Variable speed on Audio and Video

I want to do a variable speed ramp using video and audio, but when I use the graph it only applies variable speed to the video ( it does constant speed fine to both)
Any help ? Thanks
Deyson

I see other people have this problem but I can't find the solution. It's occasional buzzes on the speakers when I'm watching a video. The mouse momentarily freezes--fraction of a second--and the video jumps. Sometimes the busses are pretty quick and have a slightly different tone.
Any help?
Robert

Looking for a Motion 4 Variable speed tutorial

Can anyone give me a link to a video of a Motion 4 Variable speed tutorial. i want to do the Twixtor keyframing thing but in Motion 4.
Thanks.

wtd wrote:
Hello All;
I am looking for a couple of really cool lower-third templates/tutorials that I can use in a project. I'm new to Motion and I need something fast.
Your position, skills, and needs are mutually exclusive.
wtd wrote:
Here is something similar to what I'm looking for (Like Project 119, 152, and 154) at the following website ... http://www.motionvfx.com/store,lower_3rd,31,1,3.html
There's your solution, buy them. Then figure out how they were made after your need has been satisfied.
While there is nothing absurdly difficult about their templates, motionvfx charges good money because they've done excellent work. You could replicate several of the items for sale if you have many days to not only learn how to drive Motion's interface but to control its many nuances. It is in the subtle and skillful manipulation of the extensive controls and behaviors that allow the competent user to elevate their work beyond the pedestrian.
bogiesan

Exporting variable speed shots looks terrible

I have a project shot with a Canon 7D. Made all the shots AppleProRes 422 and edited that.
When exporting (Cureent settings)2-3 shots that I use variable speed look like ****. They seem to become interlaced and different fields appear. There is no problem with other shots that are speeded up but without any smoothing at beginning or end.
whats even more puzzling is that there are some shots that I used variable speed that look just fine, no problem at all!
how can I address an issue of that sort?
thank you
how can anyone taggle that sort of issues

The usual answer is to render them externally, export them, reimport them into the timeline.
When you export from the timeline, new media is created, sometimes referencing the original files, not the rendered media from your timeline. Guessing there is something odd about those shots, a change of settings on your Canon or during the transcode to to PR422, regardless of how unlikely that may seem to you.
Try opening a new, empty sequence. Make sure the sequence is set properly. Go back to your problem sequence, select all, copy, ad paste into the new empty timeline. Render.
Suggest you take one of these shots and experiment with it all by itself. Try using Motion's speed controls. Render the movie, import that back into FCP.
bogiesan

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