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transition to separate tracks
*taking a deep breath* OK, here goes:
In FCP7 I’d take one clip and reduce the opacity to say 50%. I’d duplicate that clip and crop or use a garbage matte to mask out an area and keep that at 100% opacity.
As the timeline came to these two clips I’d use a non additive so they wouldn’t just ‘appear’.
In FCP X there is no 8 point garbage mask but Alex 4D’s site offers one that is working more or less.
But my question is: how do I achieve the gradual transition to that was previously in two clips, please?I can’t seem to put a transition at the front end of a clip in FCP X, no matter how long or short the handles are.
Just trying to change my workflow and would appreciate anyone’s guidance here, please?
Regards,
Lawrence
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Hi Lawrence,
Just checking, have you turned the clip you have duplicated upwards into a storyline? (command + G)
That’s the only way it will allow you to add a transition to the clip.
Or if it is just a simple fade up you require, select your duplicated clip, hit control+V to access the video animation keyframes and drag the node inside Compositing: Opacity section to the right to create a fade up.
Cheers,
BG
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Brendan,
many thanks for your sanity! I thought that creating the clip into a storyline was the way. Do you know of anyway of centering the transition (a la FCP 7).
The compositing opacity is going to be interesting in the combinations it can be used in. LOL
Getting to really like FCP X – trouble is I’m at a Halfway House in that I like bits of FCP7 and like more and more of FCP X and all the frustration that this can give when moving between the two.
Many thanks anyway, it”l work for me and now I need to practice multiple 4 point masks.
Regards,
Lawrence
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There is a way to do it by creating a compound clip as opposed to a secondary storyline. This will give you the “centered on cut” transition that you need.
Select your connected clip and hit OPT+G to create a compound clip. Open the clip in Timeline Mode (CMD+SHIFT+O). Hit P to get your position tool and slide the clip over to the right creating a gap clip at the beginning. Hold down OPT and drag to copy the gap clip and place it on the other end of your shot. You should now have your original shot bookended by two gap clips.
Apply whatever transition you want. The gap clips will ensure the default “centered on cut” alignment. Back out of Timeline Mode.
In Project Mode, make sure to extend the end of compound clip to account for the length of the gap clips.
This technique is more flexible than a secondary storyline because it preserves the ability to apply a blend mode which secondary storylines don’t allow.
Andy
https://www.timesavertutorials.com
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Andy,
As ever, FCP proves there is more than one way to ‘skin a cat’. your help is very gratefully appreciated, thank you.Regards,
Lawrence
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Simeone gas released The start on CUT End on CUT center on CUT dissolves as transition presets.
Ill try to dig up a link.
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Thanks for posting the link to my plugins, but sadly they won’t work in this case. They require a clip to transition from and to. If used at the start of a secondary storyline, all they do is make the dissolve twice as fast.
Andy Neil’s solution is best in this case.
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