Animation and design · lesson 21 of 24 · free

Video length sums — Animation for kids

Clips placed one after another on the timeline add up: clips of 41, 22 and 27 seconds make a 90-second video. One minute is 60 seconds, so 2 minutes 15 seconds = 120 + 15 = 135 seconds, and 225 seconds = 3 minutes 45 seconds. If a video must be 120 seconds and the clips add up to 95, you need 25 more seconds. Speeding a clip up to 2× halves its length; slowing it to half speed doubles it.

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Creator's tip

Add the clips — “video length = all the clips added up; change minutes to seconds with × 60”

  1. Video length = the clips added up.
  2. Minutes → seconds: × 60, then add the extra seconds. Seconds → minutes: take away 60 as many times as it fits.
  3. Still needed = target − what you have; 2× speed halves the time, half speed doubles it.

Use it for: Making a video fit a time limit for a competition, a class presentation or a social post.

Worked example: ⏱️ A video has three clips of 41, 22 and 27 seconds. How long is the video (in seconds)? → 90

  1. Add the three clips.
  2. 41 + 22 + 27 = 90 seconds.

Check: 90 seconds = 1 minute 30 seconds ✓

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