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Setting a Media Clip's Duration

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When you add images, overlay effects (PiP objects, title templates, particle objects), color boards, and backgrounds to a timeline track, you set how long they are displayed in your video production. Unlike video and audio clips which have a maximum length, these media clips can have any duration you want.

Note: to set the duration of a video or audio clip, see Trimming Video and Audio Clips.

To set a media clip's duration, do this:

1.Select the clip in the timeline.

2.Click the button (or right-click on the clip, select Set Clip Attributes, and then select Set Duration).

3.In the Duration Settings window, enter in the how long you want it to display in your video production. You can set the duration down to the number of frames.

4.Click on OK.

You can also change the duration of a media clip (including video and audio clips) by selecting it and then dragging the end of the clip to the desired length.

Note: you can only lengthen a video or audio clip back to its original duration.