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Cannot add Video Transistions to timeline
Hi,
This seems like a simple goof on my part, but I can’t add any transistions to the video track timeline. For instance, if I grab Additive Dissolve from the folder and drag it between two clips on the timeline the cursor turns into an X and won’t let me drop it in.
I must’ve clicked on something wrong somewhere along the way because I was able to do this a few times already earlier in the same project.
Any idea?
Thanks
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3 Replies
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Handles…
Shane’s Stock Answer #1:
You need to make sure that your clips have enough media (called ‘handles’) at the beginning of the incoming clip and at the end of the outgoing clip for the transition. For example, if you have a 1 second (30 frame) dissolve, your in and out point need to be at least 15 frames from the edge of the clip.
What you are running into is that you are marking an out point at the end of a clip then adding a cross dissolve, say 20 frames in duration. Since the dissolve is centered on the cut, it will start 10 frames before the cut, and try to go 10 frames AFTER the cut…which it can’t do.
What you need to do is plan how long your dissolve will be and back-time your cut so that it works.
For this, and other exciting stock answers, click on this link:
https://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?50@941.OTrRaOS9SEl.0@.68a3b883a full 1 second crossfade reaches 15 frames into each clip. So, if you want to change a cut to a crossfade, there has to be at least 15 additional frames of each clip.
Say you’re trying to crossfade from one clip into the very first frame of a second clip. FCP cannot ‘create’ 15 more frames of the second clip to do a crossfade. If they’re not there, you’re out of luck.
FCP has to extend the end of your first clip by 1/2 of your transition length, and the beginning of your second clip by 1/2 of your transition length, so those frames need to be in your system. The nature of a crossfade is mixing two clips together.
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Sweet, yeah, that appears to be the deal.
But while you’re at it, how about another lame generic question?
It used to be that when I would rewind and fast forward I would hear the audio schreech up and stuff. Now when I do this, or when I scrub the playhead across the time line I get no audio squeekery. I can hear it when I go backwards at normal speed (and thank goodness, because that is the most fun of all) but not otherwise. I swear it used to do that stuff.
What happened?
thanks again.
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[Sam Mallery] ” or when I scrub the playhead across the time line I get no audio squeekery”
Well, it is a FEATURE.
Its called Audio Scrubbing.It can be turned on and off.
To turn it ON:
View (menu) > Audio Scrubbing > Check mark
Or hit “Shift-S”
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