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Additive Dissolve disappears when rendered – multitrack video
Surfing Google and Creative Cow in desperate attempts to solve an additive dissolve problem that I am stuck with, no luck as yet – hope anyone has the answer?
2 video tracks, the shot of the upper one starts with start-on 4 frames additive dissolve which blends perfectly with the shot of the below track that started earlier – only while previewing!
When rendered or exported as QT movie, the previously nice looking additive dissolve turns into a simple cross dissolve with no signs of the additive flash with overexposed highlights that I was keen on achieving.
Problem is solved when I put both pieces onto the same track and add an additive dissolve in between the two shots – but I can’t believe everyone in the world cuts the material with additive dissolves using one track sequential approach only, no multitracking?
Appreciate any input on this, ladies and gents.
Maxim
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2 Replies
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Maxim, what you can’t imagine is what more editors than not do… I do it that way always, and use the effects editor to adjust rather than slip slide video around…
Probably a bug in the way your setting it up with two tracks… should have worked, but doesn’t. At least you’ve a work around.
Jerry
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Hi Jerry,
Thanks for the response though not clear what you meant by ‘ is what more editors than not do’.
Any other ideas, anyone?
Just to repeat briefly:
– have multiple tracks with v1 main and several v2, 3, 4, with very short cutaways each starting with 4 frames additive dissolve
– preview looks neat with overexposed flashes when any of the v2 etc blends into v1.
– when rendered or exported, additive disappears revealing only weak and short cross dissolve which is not what I was afterQuestion: do I always have to have the additive dissolve of two shots on the same video track? Or it is a bug with fcp7.0.3, and everyone else enjoys adding additive dissolve to multiple tracks above the one being cut away – but me?
Thanks in advance
Max
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