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How to adjust the duration of a scene?
How to adjust the duration of a scene?

You can adjust the duration of scenes in your video, but there are limitations when voiceovers are applied. Here's a detailed explanation.

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Written by Mmekobong Silas
Updated over 4 months ago

Did you know you could adjust the duration of the scenes in your video? However, there are limitations to the adjustment you can make to the scene duration when you have applied a voiceover.

Voiceover Types and Limitations

1. Recorded/Uploaded Voiceovers

  • Scene duration button is disabled

  • Video duration is synced with the voiceover duration

  • Cannot be increased or decreased

2. AI Voiceovers

  • Scene duration is based on the time taken for the AI to read the text

  • Cannot be reduced below the minimum AI reading time

  • Can be increased, by adding a pause after the voiceover finishes

How to increase the scene duration

To increase the duration of a scene:

  1. From the storyboard, click on the scene you want to modify.

  2. Go to the 'Scene duration' button on the page.

3. Edit the duration (in seconds) or use the control arrows to adjust.

4. Select 'This scene' to set the duration for the current scene or select 'All scenes' to set the new duration for all scenes.

How to reduce the scene duration

To reduce the duration of a scene:

  1. For AI voiceovers, the only way to reduce duration is to remove text from the scene.

  2. For recorded voiceovers, duration reduction is not possible.

Remember, adjusting scene duration can impact the overall flow and timing of your video. Use this feature thoughtfully to enhance your storytelling and viewer experience.

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