<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_5_4.html" title="Retrieving trimmed frames">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_6_0.html" title="Copying, pasting, moving, and deleting clips">Next</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_5_0.html">Trimming frames from a clip</a></div><h4 class="head2">Changing clip duration numerically</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">The <span class="Emphasis">duration</span> of a video or audio clip is the length of time it plays from its first frame (In point) to its last frame (Out point). The initial duration of a clip is the same as it was when the clip was imported or captured. Most often, you change a clip's duration by trimming frames from either end. But you can also trim the end of a clip by designating a specific duration. </p><p class="paragraph">Unlike video, still images are not limited to the length of the original clip. You can set their duration to any length. (See <a href="1_5_7_5.html"><span class="jump">Changing the duration of a still image</span></a>.)</p></ol><p class="headstep">To set the duration of a clip to a specified amount:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">In the Timeline window or Media window, select a clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Choose Clip > Time Stretch. </li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">In the Time Stretch dialog box, click the Link button <img src="images/03_link.gif" alt="Link button " height="8" width="18" /> to unlink speed and duration. When linked, changing the duration also changes the playback speed of the clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">Type a new duration, and click OK.</li></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_6_5_4.html" title="Retrieving trimmed frames">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_6_0.html" title="Copying, pasting, moving, and deleting clips">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html">Editing Movies</a> > <a href="1_6_5_0.html">Trimming frames from a clip</a></div></td></tr></table>