trouble transitioning…FCP & Boris RED

[Bouncing Account needs new email address]

Well, this is kind of basic stuff.
You must have “handles” (“extra footage”) on one or both of two butted clips to allow the dissovle.

So, assuming you wanted a 1 sec. transition between any given two clips:

a) you’d need at least 11 seconds length (one second of “extra footage”) on the end of the first clip OR

b) 10.5 seconds length on BOTH clips (half sec. of “extra footage”at the end of the first clip, and half sec. of “extra footage” at the beginning of the second one.

c) you could make the “In-point” several frames EARLIER in the first clip and/or make the “In-point” several frames LATER in the second clip.

-OR-

You could make a STILL-FRAME of the last frame of your first clip and dissolve THAT out for as long as you want.

-OR-

Change the SPEED of your clip(s) (slow-mo) and that will allow for a longer dissolve length.

[Oliver Peters]

Are these effects filters added to clips on the timeline or pre-rendered movies? If so, have you trimmed in from the ends of the clips so that there is room left for transition durations?

Sincerely,
Oliver

Oliver Peters
Post-Production & Interactive Media
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com