Openshot-qt: Changing speed on multiple clips doesn't scale Timeline positions (creates gaps between clips in the timeline)

[saabi89]

Hi,

I am trying to make a timelapse using multiple videos from my camera.

I have about 65 videos each 5 minute long. The problem I am facing is that when I increase the speed of the videos for 32x, the videos in the timeline do not join automatically.

I will try and explain with screenshots. So first, I bring in the videos. I am only bringing in 3 to illustrate the issue.

Next I select all the videos in track 4 using Ctrl+A and then change the time, go fast and set 32X. When I do that, it reduces the video blocks, which is what I want. But the blocks are miles apart for some reason.

I understand I can bring them close manually, which is fine if it is just 3 videos. Now imagine if I have around 65 videos or more. It will be such a pain.

Does anyone know how I can select all the videos and increases the speed to whatever (8x, 16x, 32x) in such a way that the blocks are next to each other without a gap?

Thanks,
Saabi

[saabi89]

For some reason I messed up the second image. Uploading the correct one here.

[peanutbutterandcrackers]

I had run into this a similar issue with the daily builds during the RC series but couldn't get around to reporting it. So, I think this is a bug, indeed. Possibly related to #1610 too? Maybe I should check on that machine again and add some further info in the comments below...

@DylanC - Could you please also test this one out, Cap'ain?

@ferdnyc - Perhaps this might be of some interest to you, sir?

[saabi89]

Thanks. Hope this gets solved in the next update.

[ferdnyc]

(Admins, or OP...) Please retitle this Issue to something more descriptive. I'd suggest something along the lines of:

Changing speed on multiple clips doesn't scale Timeline positions

or

Need a way to remove gaps between clips on Timeline

The only suggestion I have for the moment, @saabi89 , would be to work on the videos at normal speed, export them so they're all one continuous video, and then reimport them and change the speed. That way you'll only have to apply the 32x time-adjustment to one clip.

If there's no way to incorporate that step into your process (like, for instance, if you're interleaving the sped-up videos with other, regular-speed components, then I'm afraid we don't currently have a solution, and at the moment there's no timeframe for changing that. I'd certainly _hope_ that this will be addressed eventually, but "next release" seems unlikely.

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