Different ways to change clip speed and duration

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025

You can easily change the speed and duration of one or more clips at a time in Adobe Premiere Pro.

The speed of a clip is the rate at which it plays back compared to the rate at which it was recorded. The duration of a clip is the length of time it takes to play from the In point to the Out point. You can set a duration for video or audio clips, letting them speed up or slow down to fill the duration.

Premiere Pro provides the following options to change the speed or duration of a clip:

Note:

You can apply Optical Flow only from the timeline or Export Settings dialog box, and not from the Project panel. Timeline Search provides you with advanced search options that let you find and manage clips in complex timelines.