Editing event properties

Right-click an event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to use the Event Properties dialog to modify an event.

Editing the name of the active take

If you have recorded multiple takes, you can edit the take names in the Event Properties dialog.

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. On the Audio Event tab, enter or edit the take name in the Active take name box.

3. Click OK.

Changing event switches

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. On the Audio or Video Event tab, select the switches you want to use.

   For more information, see Applying switches to events

3. Click OK.

Time-stretching or pitch-shifting an audio event

NOTE The Resample and stretch quality setting on the Audio tab of the Project Properties dialog determines the quality of processing when time-stretching audio events. For more information, see Setting project properties

Editing from the timeline

1. Select an event.

2. Use the = and - keys on your keyboard (not the numeric keypad) to adjust pitch:

   Key	Result
   =	Raise pitch one semitone.
   Ctrl+=	Raise pitch one cent.
   Shift+=	Raise pitch one octave.
   Ctrl+Shift+=	Reset pitch.
   -	Lower pitch one semitone.
   Ctrl+-	Lower pitch one cent.
   Shift+-	Lower pitch one octave.
   Ctrl+Shift+-	Reset pitch.

If Active Take Information is selected from the View menu, the event's pitch Shift is displayed in the bottom-left corner of the event. If the media has a known root note, the new root is displayed in parentheses.

Editing in the Event Properties dialog

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. On the Audio Event tab, choose a setting from the Method drop-down list.

   Setting	Description
   None	Turns off time stretching and pitch shifting.
   ėlastique	The élastique method uses technology from zplane.development, and provides enhanced real-time time stretching and pitch-shifting capabilities. The élastique method also allows you to preserve and Shift a clip's formants, which are the characteristic resonant frequencies of a sound. Choose a setting from the Stretch attributes drop-down list to choose the stretching method best suited to your media: Pro – Provides the highest quality stretching but requires more RAM usage and CPU power. Efficient – Uses fewer resources while still producing great time-stretching quality for polyphonic audio. Soloist (Monophonic) or Soloist (Speech) – Provide good quality for monophonic audio with little effect on system resources. Type the desired event length in the New length box. The event's original length is displayed for reference in the Original length box. Type the desired pitch Shift (in semitones) in the Pitch change box. If you want to change the event length without changing pitch, type 0 in the box. If you want the pitch to be determined by the new event tempo, select the Lock to stretch box. For example, doubling an event's tempo will raise its pitch by one octave. If the élastique Pro mode is selected in the Stretch attributes drop-down list, you can type a value in the Formant shift box to adjust the event's formants. This option is only available when the Preserve formants checkbox is selected. Formant shifting can be used to deepen the tone of a vocal performance without changing the pitch. The formant Shift amount represents the number of semitones to Shift the timbre in addition to the offset required to compensate for any pitch shifting. For example, a setting of 0.000 applies formant correction with no additional shifting, while a setting of -7.000 will apply formant correction and deepen a sound by 7 semitones.
   Classic	Allows you to time stretch the audio by specifying a new event length. You can specify a pitch Shift amount or lock the pitch to the time stretching. Type the desired event length in the New length box. Type the desired pitch Shift (in semitones) in the Pitch change box. If you want to change the event length without changing pitch, type 0 in the box. If you want the pitch to be determined by the amount of time stretching, select the Lock to stretch box. For example, doubling an event's length will raise its pitch by one octave. Choose a setting from the Stretch Attributes drop-down list to specify how you want to divide and crossfade the file to prevent artifacts. Depending on your source material, you may need to experiment with different crossfade types.

Changing the playback rate of or undersample a video event

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. On the Video Event tab, adjust the Playback rate and Undersample rate controls.

   Setting	Description
   Playback rate	Enter a value in the box to set the rate of playback. For example, a setting of 1 will play at normal speed, while 0.5 will play at half speed. Each video event in your project has a specific duration that is not changed by adjusting the playback rate. If you decrease the speed of a ten-second video event by 50%, only five seconds of video will be shown. On the other hand, if the speed is increased 200%, the ten seconds of video will play in only five seconds. The remaining five seconds of the event will be filled either with a freeze of the last frame or with ten additional seconds of video content from the media file (if the source media is longer than the event). Expanded lower limit for playback rate The lower limit for the event playback rate has been greatly expanded to enable super slow motion sequences. Changing the playback rate Click the More button and choose Playback Rate from the menu. In the Properties dialog box, enter the value you want into the Playback Rate field, or use the Playback Rate slider controls to set the value you want. Set the rate to as low as 0.05. When you’ve entered the rate you want, click OK.
   Conform to Project Frame Rate	Click to adjust the playback rate of a high-frame-rate clip to play using the project frame rate. For more information, see Working with high-frame-rate (HFR) clips
   Undersample rate	Enter a value in the box to simulate a lower frame rate. For example, if you enter 0.5 in the box, the event will play at half its original frame rate, and each frame will be held twice as long as in the original media file, creating a strobe effect.

3. Click the OK button.

Editing information about the media file

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. Click the Media tab.

3. Edit the settings as needed. For more information, see Viewing or changing media file properties

4. Click the OK button.

Viewing media file properties

1. Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.

2. Click the General tab.

   The General tab displays information about the event's source media file, streams, metadata, and the plug-in used to read the file.

3. Click the OK button.