How can I overcome event stretch limitation (slo-mo)

[snakeboy]

Hi,

I have been trying to figure this out for the longest time, yet cannot seem to find a solution. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could provide me with a solution. Here is the problem:

I would like to set a video event to slow-motion. I am not using a velocity envelope, but using CTRL/Drag to "stretch" the event, yet for some unknown reason the clip can only be stretched so-far before it stops. Why? Where is this limit set and why? I need to stretch it FURTHER, but can seem to find no way to get beyond this "cap". Could someone please point me in the right direction. I simply do not understand WHY this limitation exits, and it appears to vary depending on the length of the video event. The shorter the event, the less it can be CTRL/Stretched. Why?

Please see this video clip which shows exactly what I am trying to do:

http://www.utipu.com/app/invited/id/6f900718d8840ea98f6c0d3b5d382b6

I hope that helps.

Thanks in advance to anyone who might be able assist me. I'm not looking for a workaround or alternate way to accomplish the slow motion. I want to know why this technique fails. Everywhere I have read up on creating slow motion, this is the technique descrived, yet NOBODY addresses this limit and how to overcome it.

 

[David Jimerson]

It's because you can only set it to play back at -4.000 times real time at the most. (If you right-click and look at the Properties, you'll see that hte Playback Rate number changes with the stretch.)

If you put in a velocity envelope and slow it further, you'll be able to stretch it more. But in toto, you're limited to 12x, unless you render out the clip and start the process again.

 

[snakeboy]

Thank you VERY much for this information! I take it this means there's no way to change that limitation, only work around it by adding a velocity envelope. (?)

Still don't really understand WHY this limitation exists, but at least I now know the limitations. Thank you once again.

 

[David Jimerson]

Don't know why, but yes, you need to introduce a velocity envelope.