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Better Dissolves
Im working in FCP and all my dissolves seem to be very flat and even. I’ve noticed on a lot of professional trailers (like the new Texas Chainsaw Masssacre) the dissolves seem to effect the likes and darks differently. Sort of like film developing. How can I emulate this?
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Those dissolves are made in the film lab using the same old fashioned optical/chemical process that’s been in use for over a century.
The easiest way to fake this in FCP is to use a plugin like Nattress Film Effects: https://www.nattress.com/Products/filmeffects/filmeffects.htm
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try Effects>Dissolve>additive dissolve.
Heck, try ALL the alternate dissolves FCP offers. Learn that they all give a different “feel”. As does where you place the start of the dissolve, at the beginning or the middle.
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I checked out those filters from Nattress. Pretty good but are the compatible with DVCPROHD and 1080 24p?
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[Stephen Franciosa] “Pretty good but are the compatible with DVCPROHD and 1080 24p”
Of course they are.
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For something more subtle [and still simple], try using a Gradient Dissolve and playing around with the gradient you use.
Works nicely for me when I want to control what gets wiped off and on the screen.
Kai
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