Creating a Strobe Motion Effect
Strobe motion results in a stuttering effect during playback of a clip. You determine the degree of the "stutter" when you create the effect.
  You can also combine the Strobe Motion effect with the Variable Speed effect. For more information on the Variable Speed effect, see Creating a Variable Speed Effect.
Motion Effect button
To create a Strobe Motion effect:
1.  (Option) If you want to use only part of the source clip for the effect, mark IN and OUT points in the Source monitor.
2.  In the Source monitor, click the Motion Effect button.
3.  Select the Strobe Motion option.
4.  Specify the update rate in frames for the Strobe Motion effect. For example, a rate of 5 causes every fifth frame to be held for five frames before updating in the Strobe Motion effect.
5.  (Option) If Original Preference is set as the Motion Effects Render Using option in the active Render setting, select one of the following four available options:
  Duplicated Field — The Avid editing application creates the effect using one field.
  Both Fields — The Avid editing application creates the effect using both fields.
  Interpolated Field — The Avid editing application creates a second field for the effect by combining scan line pairs from the first field in the original media.
  VTR-Style — The Avid editing application creates a second field for the effect by shifting selected video fields of the original media by a full scan line. This technique is similar to that used by high- quality professional video decks when playing footage at less than normal speed.
  For more information on these options, see Traditional Motion Effect Parameters.
6.  (Option) If a specific motion effect type is set as the Motion Effects Render Using option in the active Render setting, the Avid editing application automatically selects that type in the Motion Effect dialog box, makes all other types unavailable, and displays the Ignore Render Setting check box. If you want to override the Render setting, click the Ignore Render Setting check box, and then select one of the four options described in step 5.
7.  Complete the effect by doing one of the following:
  Click Create to create the new clip and close the dialog box. Another dialog box asks you to select the bin for the effect.
  Click Create and Render to render the clip — creating new media files — and close the dialog box. Another dialog box asks you to select the bin for the effect.
  You must render a Strobe Motion effect to play it back in real time. If you do not render a Strobe Motion effect when you first create it, the effect will play back as filler until you render it.
See Also Source monitor
Creating a Variable Speed Effect
Using the Fit to Fill Button
Freeze Frame Effects

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