Bret Williams
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I would just use a dissolve. Yes there are handles in the opacity Keyframes editor but seems easier to add dissolves.
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Yeah, I was thinking use the fade handles and of course stretch out the audio. But then if you wanted the video to fade back in you’d be up the creek. But if you’re just fading the video up and down to black, I suggested he just fade a solid of black in and out above the clip. Sometimes the simplest way is the best. Nice and visible, don’t have to expand anything, and easy easy to adjust and duplicate.
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I’d say you are correct. But I tell you, when you want to push 10 layers off the screen at once and you only have to apply the slide push transition to the top layer, it’s pretty useful.
I think there were a few transitions that were screwy in legacy and grabbed the background, but either most or all did not. And if it was an A/B and you didn’t provide and A or B, then it just transitioned an empty layer that was invisible. Certainly didn’t grab the background.
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Why not put a black solid above the clip and and fade it in and out. Then it’s a nice little unit you can copy and paste and move around easily. I use them this way to fade in a show and fade out a show so I don’t have to make compounds.
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Perfectly viable, but just like behaviors in motion vs. keyframes, it’s often quicker (and more visible) to apply, change, and adjust a transition vs. keyframes.
But if you’re going about it the way you are, why wouln’t you just use the opacity fade handles like audio? That way if you shorten the clip the fade goes along, unlike keyframes.
Like this
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Yep. As with all visual transitions it only fades the audio as well if the audio is exactly the same length. Trim the audio 1 frame one direction or the other and you can have your audio handles back.
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Some do, some don’t. That’s all. They could have published them all with a checkbox but they didn’t. Apple knows best. Haven’t you figured that out by now? They could’ve fix this 4 years ago but they never will.
But, usually, they make sense. Like the slide effect. If you use it as a slide, it doesn’t affect the background. If you choose push or swap, it affects the background. Background being all other layers.
Some effects don’t affect the background, BUT need an A and a B. If you only give it the A or B (depending if it’s transitioning in or out, then it’ll grab the background and get really wonky.
MOST are of the A/B type and won’t grab the background unless you try to use them only on an A or B.
I use slide all the time because it has built in motion blur and easing. Exactly what you want for a lot of motion graphics flying in. It doesn’t grab the background or require two (AB) sources.
BTW- if duplicating and creating your own versions without the background grab, it’s always a good idea to save them under a new folder and theme. Because you’ll need to back them all up and if they’re all over the place it becomes a pain. Put them all in your own custom named category and it’s easier when you’re reinstalling after a clean El Capitan install for example.
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The slide transition should work just as you want as long as you choose the slide transition, and then choose slide in or slide out in the inspector. The other options (push or swap) will grab the whole background.
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Nice! I love this kinda stuff. But what the hell were those guys playing on the tennis court? Wasn’t tennis that’s for sure.
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I figured they were! Just don’t remember. I think Apple is suing them over their use of the word force…
