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Oct 24, 2025 3:18 PM UTC
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Trying to stretch Keyframes to be longer and in proportion

Hi, I'm trying to stretch keyframes for several effects at once so they're further apart but keep them proportionally separate. I'm able to do this sometimes by clicking "option" + clicking on my mouse and moving them, but then other times when I do that, it moves them all at once without stretching them apart. Is there a reason why that's happening? Here's a video below to show I'm talking about. 

 

I'm currently using AE 25.5.0 Build 4 on a Macbook Pro - with Apple M4 Pro chip. 

 

Thanks for your help!

Roland Kahlenberg
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Oct 24, 2025 3:57 PM UTC

It's a secret sauce/branded-by-iron/full-bodied tattoo kinda thing - usually passed on from one generation of samurais to another. Today, you got lucky when you decided to post this Q here ... 

Always select the edge-most keyframe to select+ALT/Option+drag - this is the case for Time Stretching Keyframes at either the head or tail of a group of selected keyframes. 

HTH


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Roland Kahlenberg
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Legend
Oct 24, 2025 3:57 PM UTC

It's a secret sauce/branded-by-iron/full-bodied tattoo kinda thing - usually passed on from one generation of samurais to another. Today, you got lucky when you decided to post this Q here ... 

Always select the edge-most keyframe to select+ALT/Option+drag - this is the case for Time Stretching Keyframes at either the head or tail of a group of selected keyframes. 

HTH


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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2025 4:39 PM UTC

Ah! Thank you master! I appreciate it!

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Roland Kahlenberg
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Oct 24, 2025 5:46 PM UTC

OMmmmhmhmhmh ... 

Moral of the story ... if you're not living (dragging) on the edge, you're taking too much space - Steven Hunt. 


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