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How to do a “Dip to Black” with a more analog (less linear) feel?
The problem:
I don’t use many transitions, but when I do, I prefer simple transitions over fancy ones. The “Dip to Black” (or white) I commonly use, but they have a rather digital look. What I mean is, the fade is linear: highlights, midtones and shadows fade at the same speed.The question:
What I am after is a way to do a “Dip to Black” where the lighter parts of the footage stay visible longer than the darker areas. For example: with a sunset at the beach, the first thing to go would be the dark sand, than the sunlit water, and the last thing to fade out would be the sun. The other way around, I would love to have a “Dip to White” where the dark areas fade away latest.How can I achieve this? Are there existing filters (in PP or third party) that do this, or can I build my own by animating some video effects over time? I am a photographer getting familiar with digital video editing, so feel free to use some jargon, but keep in mind I am still quite new to the software 🙂
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2 Replies
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If you have PPro 5.5 or newer, you should have the “film dissolve” transition which uses a linear fade. Try to use this at the end of a clip (or transition into a black video slug). I did a quick test just now, and this seems to have an effect similar to what you’re describing.
Even a cross dissolve should serve you better than dip to black in this case.
You could also try to add a color/light effect to the clip and use keyframes to ramp up the effect while the transition is taking place. A luma curve could help, but you can’t keyframe that. There are workarounds, but let me know if the other transitions work out for you before we consider that. 😉
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You could use the Luma Corrector effect and keyframe the Gain independently for each tonal range.
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