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Setting Clip Durations
You can easily change the duration of any of the
shots in the Timeline.
1 Click to select a shot in the Timeline.
2 Choose the Modify menu and scroll to
Change Duration. Shortcut: Control + D.
3 Notice, the duration is displayed at the bottom of the Viewer.
4 Type a new duration, for example for 5 seconds, type 500 followed by the
Return key.
Click on a clip and its duration is displayed
just above the center of the Timeline.
The new duration is applied to the clip. If you are making the duration shorter
this will be applied, however
, the maximum amount you can extend a clip is the
amount of media that exists on ...