Scaling Animation Duration

You can adjust the length of your animation, by scaling its duration to fit within a certain amount of time. For example, if you created an animation that's five seconds long but only want it to take up three seconds, you can scale the entire animation to last only three seconds.

When you scale the animation, all the events in the animation are compressed or stretched to fit within the desired amount of time. If you increase the scale, the events are stretched out, so they take longer to complete. If you decrease the scale, the events are compressed so the action speeds up.

To set the scale of the entire animation manually:

1. Hold down Opt/Alt+drag the Animation Range Handle.
   
   
2. Release the mouse button when the duration of the animation is the desired length.
   
   

To scale the animation numerically:

1. Choose File > Animation Setup or double-click the Current Time Indicator.
   
   
   
   The Animation Setup dialog appears.
2. Click the Scale Animation button.
   
   
3. Enter the desired animation duration in the Duration fields.
   
   
4. Click on the OK icon to close the dialog.

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