Classroom in a book

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It’s a curved path. Adobe Premiere Pro automatically uses Bezier curves 
for motion.
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The little dots describe both the path and the velocity. Dots closer together 
represent a lower speed; dots farther apart represent a higher speed.
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The little four-point stars are keyframes.

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LESSON 10
Putting Clips in Motion
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Drag the current time indicator to the position of the center keyframe. Drag the 
center keyframe in the Program Monitor (the four-point star/square) down and 
to the left.
Slower
Faster
Notice that the dots get closer together to the left of the keyframe and farther 
apart to the right.
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Play the clip. Note that it moves slowly until the first keyframe and then 
speeds up.
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Drag the center keyframe again, this time down and to the right (use the figure 
shown here as a reference).
Now you’ve created a parabola with evenly spaced dots on both sides, meaning 
the velocity will be the same on both arms of the parabola.
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Drag the center keyframe in the Effect Controls panel first to the left and then 
most of the way to the right.
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Play this clip, and note how much slower it goes at the beginning and how much 
faster it goes at the end.
It should behave the same way it did when you opened Lesson 10-1.prproj.
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 Note:
By moving 
the center keyframe, 
you changed its 
location and thereby 
the distance the clip 
traveled between it and 
its adjacent keyframes. 
But you didn’t change 
the time between 
keyframes. So, the clip 
moves faster between 
keyframes that are 
farther apart and slower 
for those closer to one 
another.
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 Note:
Now you 
are changing the time 
between keyframes 
but not changing their 
physical location in 
the screen. The little 
path/velocity dots in 
the Program Monitor 
spread out or slide 
closer together, but 
the keyframes do not 
change locations.

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ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS5 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK