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transition problem in 2.0
i have a bunch of short clips that i’ve added cross dissolves between. my problem is some of the dissolves are smooth, some are very choppy. i’ve tried moving the transitions by a few frames either way, as well as, putting in sifferent transitions. nothing seems to work. any help please.
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Make sure that you have trimmed atleast 30 frames of video from the head and the tail of each video clip to get a smooth transition.
Aanarav Sareen
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thanks, i had forgotten about that. that still doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me how they do those transitions, but thanks anyhow.
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Transitions are simple.
One clip (a series of images) overlaps another clip. One clip fades out while the other clip fades in. As they fade ,the opacity (transparency) changes so allowing the other image to “show through”.
Endeth the lesson 🙂
Craig Howard
Shooter Film Company
Auckland
New Zealand(Premiere Pro 1.5 / Matrox TRX100 XTreme Pro)
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i know what a transition is, i’m just used to premire 6.0 and 6.5. this is the first time i’ve done single track editing, which i don’t care for at this point. what i dont understand is why when i butt two clips together, i still have to have a cushion on each side of the transition. i guess i’ll have to get used to it though.
thanks for the replies.
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[the wicke] “what i dont understand is why when i butt two clips together, i still have to have a cushion on each side of the transition”
You need this “cushion” for the same reasons as in Premiere 6.X you had to superimpose the extremities of the clips above and below the transition.
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If you do not understand the need for a “cushion” (ie overlap) you still do not understand what or how a transition works.
Basically , make an edit point in your clip with the knowledge that you have enough head or tail overlap to cover your transition. The edit point is the same frame as if you were making a cut so that makes it easy.
Once you get used to the single track editing and transitions you will discover it is much simpler and offers more options than what you were previously used to. (eg Start at Cut, End at Cut, Center on Cut etc)
Craig Howard
Shooter Film Company
Auckland
New Zealand(Premiere Pro 1.5 / Matrox TRX100 XTreme Pro)
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once and for all someone please clear this up for me—
when i make cuts in my raw footage, i make the cut just before (about 1/2 sec)before the scene changes from when i shot it in camera. if i butt this clip up against another clip that has about 1/2 second lag from the scene change, will this be enough. this is how i’m used to doing it in 6.0 and 6.5, what you see is what you get. it seems like pro 2.0 adds footage that i have cut out with the razor.
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If it may help, you may, in Premiere Pro see the transitions in the same configuration as you could see them in Premiere 6.X.
In PPro, drag a transition between two clips, select it on the Timeline and go to Windows -> Effect Controls in the PPro menu. If you drag the Effect Control screen that pops up wide enough, you will have a visualization of your transition like you could see it in Premiere 6.X. You may even adjust it as you could do it in Premiere 6.5 or 6.0.
BTW PPro adds footage when you don’t set any overlap in the transition. It repeats the last frame of the first clip 15 times (
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thanks, i think i need to get more practice in order to get the hang of it. that and keyframing. thanks for your input. usinf the effects control does help me visualize it a bit more.
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One of the problems you are having is caused by the fact you are editing with the razor tool in the timeline. Wrong tool in the wrong place for the job.
If you edit from the source monitor and make your cut point decision there, it is easy to see if you have enough frames either side for any overlap.
Learn to use In and Out Points (“I” & “O”) and Insert / Overlay commands.
Craig Howard
Shooter Film Company
Auckland
New Zealand(Premiere Pro 1.5 / Matrox TRX100 XTreme Pro)
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