FUSION · NODE REFERENCE
TimeSpeed
Speed, delay and frame interpolation
Changes playback speed, adds a temporal offset and controls how Fusion interpolates between source frames.
TimeSpeed
Overview
What TimeSpeed does
TimeSpeed changes which source moment is sampled at the current composition frame. It does not move a clip on the Edit timeline; it changes time inside the Fusion branch.
Speed is the main control: values below 1 slow the source down and values above 1 speed it up. Delay offsets the sampled source time, which is useful for echoes, delayed duplicates and synchronization fixes.
Interpolation determines how missing moments are created. Nearest gives a stepped look, Blend mixes neighboring frames, and Flow attempts motion-aware interpolation. The more complex the motion, the more carefully Flow should be checked for warping artifacts.
When to use it
Slow down or speed up a Fusion element
Create a freeze frame
Delay a duplicate layer for temporal echo
Build stepped stop-motion timing
Offset reflections or shadows in time
TimeSpeed in context
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