Time lapse in final cut pro x8/15/2023 ![]() I snuck 3 bonus tips into the last tip which is coming up soon but first… Reminds me of those old Christmas claymation movies. Open the retime editor by pressing Command + R, click and drag to the left on the end of the green bar to speed it up. Select your clip and turn it into a compound clip by pressing Option + G. This will remove 3 frames at every marker. Click on the retime button, go down to Jump cut at markers and select 3 frames. Press the spacebar to start playback and add markers as fast as you can while it plays. Go to the clip’s start and press M to add a marker. Select your clip, click on the Retime button and select Reset Speed. It gives you that unique Stop Motion look. Tip #4 is a technique nobody’s talking about but should. Once you’ve got your clip at the right speed you can close and open the retime editor by pressing Command + R. The higher the number, the faster the retime. The middle percentage will tell you how fast you’ve sped it up. In the timeline you can speed up your clip by clicking and dragging the end of the green bar. Hover over Fast and select how much you want to speed up your clip. Select your clip and open the retime editor by clicking on the Retime button. If you’ve got a long clip you can quickly turn it into a timelapse. ![]() Tip #3 is perfect for making a timelapse out of video footage. Thanks! In just a second I’m gonna show you my favorite time lapse effect that gets me all nostalgic. I dig it!Īre you ready to make a timelapse in Final Cut Pro? Has this video been helpful? If so, hit that like button so others can see this video. Go to the end of the clip and increase scale to 130% and change rotation to -7. Go to the beginning of your clip and set a keyframe for Scale and Rotation. Select your clip and in the Inspector, reset Crop. You can add custom movement with keyframes. The effect lasts the entire duration of the clip. Press the preview button in the upper left corner. Move the end to focus on a section of your timelapse. Click the reverse button in the upper left corner to swap start and end points. This effect will transform the clip from the green start to the red end like this. Select your compound clip, right click in the viewer, select Crop and click on Ken Burns. Tip #2 is a cool way to add some movement to your timelapse. Click and drag on the end of the green bar to make it faster or slower. Select your compound clip and press command + R to retime the clip. Reset back to 1 frame for each image and press this arrow to go back to the timeline. That looks kind of like a stop motion effect. If your timelapse is too fast you can double click on your compound clip, select all the pics and change the duration by pressing Control + D. Speaking of effects, in just a minute I’m gonna show you how to make your time lapse look like tiny toys. From here you can color grade or add effects. Go to file, new, compound clip or press Option + G and name your compound clip. With all the images selected, turn them into one compound clip for easy editing and adjusting. While all the pics are selected, go to the video inspector and at the bottom change Spatial Conform Type to Fill. Notice the black bars on the left and right side? This is because Final Cut Pro automatically adjusted the size to fit the entire image in the viewer. ![]() Click in the timeline and then press Command + A to select all, then press Control + D to change the duration. Each image was added as a 10 second clip and that won’t work. Select your first clip, press Command + A to select all and then press E to add your pictures to the timeline. Click on the Appearance and Filtering Menu, make sure Group By is set to File Type and Sort By is set to Content Created. ![]() Let Final Cut do its thing.Ĭlick on your project and rename it. Enable Add to existing event, select your event and click Import All. Find your images and press Command + A to select all. Go to File, Import, Media or Press Command + I. I have 175 photos so my timelapse will be about 7 seconds. I’ll use 24p for rate and a good rule of thumb is for every 24 images, I’ll get 1 second of video. Imagine each image as 1 frame in your timelapse. This is important because project frame rate will determine the length of your timelapse. Name it, select the library where you want to store it and check the Create New Project box. In Final Cut Pro, go to File, New, Event or press Option + N to create a new event. So whether you’re just starting out with Final Cut or you’re an experienced user, I’ll share 6 high powered tips including one that if you skip, it will leave you looking like an amateur. Not to mention, they’re really easy to do. Time Lapses look so cool, are really popular and can give your videos that extra bit of production value. Give me 5 minutes and I’ll show you how to do a timelapse like this, this and this, in Final Cut Pro.
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