Opacity, Keyframes and dissolves

[Julian Bowman]

Yes, that is what I am trying to do. I see you do it on a clip at the start of the timeline. I just tried that and it worked but if it is further in on the timeline it doesn’t so I guess this method only works at the start of the timeline, or am I just doing it wrong further in (though I think not as I get the yellow line just around the head of the clip and cmd+T but it just puts the transition over the previous clip too, even if it is a gap slug, probably because it is a gap slug rather than a gap).

Cheers though, demystified the answer I got earlier but just couldn’t make work because I wasn’t at the start of the timeline.

[Dave Jenkins]

Use the Position tool (the second example in the video) and drag the clip end away from the other. A gap is created, select the end of the clip and Command T

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[Julian Bowman]

ok, cheers, will experiment tomorrow. many thanks though

[Bret Williams]

I know what you’re trying to do Julian and the problem is that X doesn’t have a “start on edit” type of transition. (It could really use one. Kinda editing 101.) UNLESS you have the clip at the beginning (like in the video) or if the clip is in a secondary.

Slugs are solids. Gaps are transparent. They really are just gaps. But they can be sliced and deleted and effect the length of a project in that manner.

As for your jumping ahead 1sec (25 frames), that seems just as arbitrary as 10 frames. You like 25 frames, and your colleage might prefer 10 frames. Was this adjustable in 7? I never in 12 years utilized shift+forward arrow to jump ahead the playhead.

I did however nudge clips all the time with <>. But if it was anything but a couple frames, I typed +10, +90, etc. Every project was different and required different adjustment, so I guess learning the shift+fwd arrow never really made it into my muscle memory. But, in your defense, it is kinda stupid if shift+arrow was 1 sec in 7, and now it’s 10 frames. Probably an oversight. I’d send in a feature request.