user32074: I want to stretch the right hand 50% of the video only.  So that the left 50% of the video looks normal and the right 50% looks bizzarrely stretched.   Think of someones face smiling and laughing, where the

user29988: Yes, you need to work with two video tracks, use the crop and scale effect.

Create a sequence from your clip.
Apply the crop effect and set it to left: 50%
Locate the scale settings under the always present motion effect
Disable uniform scaling and set scale width to whatever you like
Add the clip again as a new track on top
Apply the crop effect on this track too and set it to right: 50%

And that's it.

32074: <p>I want to stretch the right hand 50% of the video only.  So that the left 50% of the video looks normal and the right 50% looks bizzarrely stretched.   Think of someones face smiling and laughing, where the</p>
 29988: <p>Yes, you need to work with two video tracks, use the crop and scale effect.</p>
<ol>
<li>Create a sequence from your clip.</li>
<li>Apply the crop effect and set it to left: 50%</li>
<li>Locate the scale settings under the always present motion effect</li>
<li>Disable uniform scaling and set scale width to whatever you like</li>
<li>Add the clip again as a new track on top</li>
<li>Apply the crop effect on this track too and set it to right: 50%</li>
</ol>
<p>And that's it.</p>
