Showing an instant replay
Sometimes a clip is just so good that you simply need to watch it twice. Of course, you're unlikely to use this in a film production, but for sports or related videos, the instant replay technique is one of the most commonly used. FCPX's speed change tools give us a couple of options for applying this type of effect.
Getting ready
You can use any clip to perform this exercise. In our case, we've got a clip of a breakdancer bouncing in a circle on the ground using only one hand, as shown in the following screenshot:
How to do it...
1. Highlight a clip you want to turn into an instant replay.
2. Choose Instant Replay from the Retime pop-up menu (or go to Modify | Retime | Instant Replay), as follows:
Your clip will now appear twice as long, with two identical sections at 100% speed. Visually, it looks as if we have duplicated the clip right after itself, as follows:
3. Click-and-drag the retiming handle (marked by the two vertical lines on the right-hand edge of the Retime...
