How come I can't lengthen the duration of PDF's in my storyline?

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How come I can't lengthen the duration of PDF's in my storyline?

I need to show a PDF at the bottom of my storline for approximately 1 minute. Final Cut X does not seem to allow me to change the duration of the PDF when imported as a connected clip or in it's own storyline. It only allows me to show for approximately 2 seconds. I have tried changing the duration of the clip in every way that I know how (dragging the edges, changing the settings of still images in preferences, etc.). Even when I apply the "change duration" shortcut (D ^) nothing happens. Any help is much appreciated!

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 8:17 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 23, 2015 9:35 AM in response to guitarteach

I tried and got the same results you report.

The only way I was able to extend a pdf past 1 second was the following (admittedly rather awkward) workaround: control-click the pdf in the browser, open in Timeline, Retime. By "slowing down" to 10% I was able to then add it to a project and extend its duration.

An easier way is probably to open the pdf in Preview, save as PNG and use that.

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Answer 2

Russ H

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Feb 23, 2015 11:19 AM in response to guitarteach

Another work-around would be to select and option+drag; or cmd-c, and successively, cmd-v.

Russ

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