is it possible to speed ramp a montage of photos in Final Cut Pro X

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is it possible to speed ramp a montage of photos in Final Cut Pro X

I know that Final Cut Pro X has speed ramping built-in. But I'm not trying to speed ramp a video. Instead I have about 200 photos that I would like to present in a speed ramped montage, where the first few photos are displayed on screen for 3 seconds each and then the rest appear on-screen increasingly fast.

Is it possible to apply speed ramping to a large number of photos in Final Cut Pro X? And how is this done? If not, are there any speed ramping plugins for photos that anyone can suggest? Thank you in advance! 😀

Posted on Jan 6, 2021 11:34 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Jan 6, 2021 11:52 AM in response to ninose

Put the image in the timeline, three seconds each. Select them all and make them into a compound clip. Apply the speed ramp to the compound.

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Answer 2

Meg The Dog

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Jan 8, 2021 9:34 AM in response to ninose

Select the clip or compound clip on the timeline.

Go to Modify > Retime > Show Retime Editor or press Command + R

Move the playhead so that it is about in the middle of the clip.

Cut the Retime Editor at the point by typing Shift + B

The Retime Editor will appear as two parts over the clip.

In the second section of the Retime Editor, set the speed to what you want the end speed to be (for example - Custom, 1000%

A transition will appear in the Retime Editor between the starting speed and the second speed. That is the Ramp. Drag out the ends of the Ramp in the Retime Editor to adjust to your taste.

MtD

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ninose Author

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Jan 8, 2021 6:33 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Tom, is there a way to steadily increase speed? It looks like the speed ramp option is fixed at whatever you choose (2x, 4x, 8x, 20x). What I'm trying to do is increase speed over time (matter of seconds) from say 100% to 1000% or 2000%.

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ninose Author

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Jan 6, 2021 12:19 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, thank you so much for your help! Cheers! 😀

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ninose Author

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Jan 8, 2021 9:56 AM in response to Meg The Dog

Thank you very much for your help Meg. I'll do that then.

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