<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_7_0.html" title="Changing clip speed, direction, and volume">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_7_2.html" title="Freezing a video frame">Next</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_7_0.html">Changing clip speed, direction, and volume</a></div><h4 class="head2">Changing a clip's speed</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Changing clip speed changes the clip's duration. Speeding up a clip removes frames, thus shortening the clip duration. In the same way, slowing down a clip repeats frames and thus adds to the length of a clip. For audio clips, a change in speed also changes pitch. The Time Stretch command includes an option to maintain the original pitch of an audio clip at any speed.</p><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note:</span> When you change the speed of a clip containing interlaced fields, you may need to adjust how Adobe Premiere Elements treats the fields, especially when the speed drops below 100% of the original speed. </p><p class="paragraph">For more information about interlaced video fields, see <a href="1_5_7_2.html">Processing interlaced video fields</a>. </p></ol><p class="headstep">To change a clip's speed by using the Time Stretch tool:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">If you plan to slow down the clip, drag it to the end of the movie, so you can stretch it without bumping into an adjacent clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Click the Time Stretch tool <img src="images/TimeStretch.gif" alt="Time Stretch tool " height="16" width="19" /> in the top-left corner of the Timeline window.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">Position the pointer over the edge of the clip you want to change until the correct icon appears:</li><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">Time Stretch In icon <img src="images/TLTimeStretchIn.gif" alt="Time Stretch In icon " height="15" width="18" /> to time stretch the clip to the right of the pointer.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">Time Stretch Out icon <img src="images/TLTimeStretch.gif" alt="Time Stretch Out icon " height="15" width="18" /> to time stretch the clip to the left of the pointer.</li></ul><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">Drag the edge of the clip, increasing its length to slow it down, or shortening it to speed it up. (When slowing down a clip, you cannot stretch it past the edge of an adjacent clip.) </li><div class="anchorc"><img src="images/em_17.gif" alt="Changing clip speed by using the Time Stretch tool" height="111" width="480" /></div><div class="caption">Changing clip speed by using the Time Stretch tool</div><p class="tip">Because you cannot stretch a clip past the edge of an adjacent clip, it is sometimes easier to drag the clip to the end of the movie and adjust it there. When you are satisfied with its speed, simply drag it back into position in the movie. <img src="images/tip.gif" alt="Tip" height="20" width="20" /></p><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="5">Preview your changes, and then make adjustments as necessary. (See <a href="1_6_11_3.html">Previewing a movie</a>.)</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="6">If you moved the clip in step 1, click the Selection tool, and then drag the clip back into place in the movie.</li></ol><p class="headstep">To change a clip's speed by using the Time Stretch command:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">If you plan to slow down a clip that has another clip on its right in the Timeline window, drag it to the end of the movie in the Timeline window so you can stretch it without bumping into an adjacent clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Select the clip in the Timeline window. </li><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note:</span> If you haven't yet added the clip to the Timeline window, you can select it in the Media window instead.</p><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">Choose Clip > Time Stretch.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">In the Time Stretch dialog box, type a percentage for Speed. A value less the 100% slows the clip down; a value greater than 100% increases its speed.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="5">(Optional) To keep the pitch of an audio clip unchanged, select Maintain Audio Pitch.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="6">Click OK.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="7">Preview your changes, and then make adjustments as necessary. (See <a href="1_6_11_3.html">Previewing a movie</a>.)</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="8">If you moved the clip in step 1, drag it back into place in the movie.</li></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_7_0.html" title="Changing clip speed, direction, and volume">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_7_2.html" title="Freezing a video frame">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_7_0.html">Changing clip speed, direction, and volume</a></div></td></tr></table>
