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FCP Crossfade Question…
hello. this may be a silly question…but i’m wondering if there is a setting to make a one second crossfade dissolve work with two shots that do not have any overlapping footage…for example, snipping a clip, and insterting a crossfade (the two segments would automatically move to allow the one second crossfade). thanks.
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7 Replies
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If you do not have enough media at the end of your clip for a dissolve:
I suggest that you make a STILL-FRAME on the last frame of your clip and fade THAT out for as long as you want.
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Change the SPEED of your clip (slow-mo) and that will allow for a longer fade-out length.
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Go back to your original tape and CAPTURE a longer clip (make the OUT-point LATER)
and then edit this longer clip in instead of the one you’re using now. -
well, here is my issue. i’d like to capture an entire tape, split it out with DV Start/Stop, and add a crossfade between every shot. so i need some way of doing it fast, because the tapes are over an hour long each.
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ghetto,
You can put the second clip on v2 and overlap it for the length of dissolve you want, and use the opacity band on the top clip.
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well the issue is, there will be about 200 clips…and i need to do it every other day.
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Then you might want to do this in iMovie.
I just read that the latest version will automatically place a dissolve at every start/stop point on the imported tape if you choose this option. -
you know, that’s a pretty good idea. thanks!
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But dude, that’s not editing! Yer supposed to take out all the bad shots. You know…the ones that accentuate the hairs on granny’s chin?? 😉
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
fcpworld.com
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