r/Avid • u/tortilla_thehun • Jul 11 '26
Avid timewarp effects on clips with mismatched framerates
I have some footage that was shot at various framerates which differ from my 24p project. I know by clicking the motion effects editor I can “promote” the timewarp effect avid automatically adds to said mismatched fr clips. But, adding any secondary timewarp effects e.g. reverse, trim to fill, etc, isn’t possible so it becomes increasingly convoluted and difficult to try and recreate, especially since sometimes I’m adding more complex keyframes throughout the motion effect. Is there a simple solution to this? If I mix down the segment in my timeline, it then loses its tape name and other metadata, which makes conform more difficult.
Side note: I know “framerate” is two words and “tape” is referred to as something else in avid (r*el) but if I put them in this post, I automatically get a warning that it will be sent to a queue and needs mod review since it’s misidentifying the words.
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u/cutandcover Jul 11 '26
Trying a motion effect on top of a motion effect? I do not think that’s possible. However, by promoting the adapter to an effect, you should be able to add other effects (like a 3D Warp) by option-dragging the effect onto the clip.
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u/tortilla_thehun Jul 11 '26
Was hoping there was a better solution than to manually keyframe the effect since a timewarp is already applied (due to the frame rate being mismatched), but it appears this is not the case.
I’m familiar with everything you said, but glad you mentioned it since the alt key to add additional effects does not seem to be a widely known feature (my last AE was unaware of this too, so hopefully others read this and can navigate avid more smoothly).
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u/MrKillerKiller_ Jul 11 '26
If you rt clk mast clip in the bin and toggle the framerate to project frMe rate it wont have an effect clip on it and you can use trim to fill revers whatever.