Slow motion effect overlaps to next clip

[Guest]

Been using MM2 for ages with no hassle. Recently, when I apply slomo to one
clip which I've cut from the next one, this next one is also slowed. When I
right click and bring up properties on the second clip though, there are no
video effects on it.

How come and how can I avoid this?

Cheers

 

[Rehan]

There is a known bug related to speed effect getting transferred to next
clip(s). See this post by Kristen from MS in a thread subject:"Re: Video
Effect Problem"


or on google groups:
<http://groups.google.com/group/micr...Effect+problem"&rnum=1&hl=en#bbd474eb2e2eb1a7>

Here is the text:

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It looks like there's a bug here.
The best workaround I can offer is to change the start time of the SECOND
clip slightly -- this seems to resolve the issue.

Typically, I just trim the FIRST frame from the clip which has the bogus
speed-up/slowdown effect. Since I'm coming out of a speed-up or slow-down
already, I don't usually notice the fact that I've trimmed a frame.

Here's one way to get the problem:
1. Import Video file into movie maker
2. Add the first clip to the timeline.
3. Split the clip into 4 parts using split button
4. Overlap 1st and 2nd clips to make fade transition
5. Add the "slow down half" effect on the 3rd clip
6. Preview the video and note that the 3rd and 4th clip BOTH have the slow
down effect, even though I've only added the effect to the third clip.
<--
here's where the bug appears.

Here's the solution that works for me:
1. Select the fourth clip on the timeline (the one with the bogus slow
down
effect). On the preview monitor, select "Frame forward" once, and then
choose "split" from the preview monitor. This will create a very short (1
frame) clip on the timeline between your affected clips.
2. Zoom out the timeline and delete the short clip you just created.
3. Play the timeline now -- you should not have the "bogus" slow down
effect
anymore.

It's not a fix, but it is a workaround. Adding a transition between the
clips also seems to work, but might impact the look and feel of the video
you are trying to create.

Let me know if this helps!
-Kristen Miller [MS]
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

 

[Guest]

Rehan,

thanks very much for posting this. I'll give it a try.

:
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[Guest]

Is there any way we can change the playback speed in MM2? I only see slow
motion(half slower) in the video effect. Can we slow it more? Likewise,
when we need a fast motion, can we do faster than double speed found in the
video effect?

 

[Guest]

Yep you can slow it more and speed it up more. To slow it down by half and
then half again, just add the effect twice. You can add the speed up effect
twice too but bear in mind that your graphics card and the speed of your hard
disk will affect just how well this speed up is rendered in your preview and
final video. You may lose frames.

Rehan... your solution worked and I'm doing fine with it now. Strange I
never had it for over a year of using it until now... anyway....