[Maxim Drygin]

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the response though not clear what you meant by ‘ is what more editors than not do’.

Any other ideas, anyone?

Just to repeat briefly:
– have multiple tracks with v1 main and several v2, 3, 4, with very short cutaways each starting with 4 frames additive dissolve
– preview looks neat with overexposed flashes when any of the v2 etc blends into v1.
– when rendered or exported, additive disappears revealing only weak and short cross dissolve which is not what I was after

Question: do I always have to have the additive dissolve of two shots on the same video track? Or it is a bug with fcp7.0.3, and everyone else enjoys adding additive dissolve to multiple tracks above the one being cut away – but me?

Thanks in advance

Max

[Maxim Drygin]

Hello Shane,

Surfing Google in desperate attempts to solve an additive dissolve problem that I am stuck with, no luck as yet – hope you or anyone else has the answer?

2 video tracks, the shot on the upper one starts with start-on 4 frames additive dissolve which blends perfectly with the below track – only while previewing! When rendered or exported as QT movie, the dissolve turns into a simple cross dissolve with no signs of the nice additive flash with overexposed highlights that I was keen on.

Problem is solved when I put both pieces onto the same track and add a cross additive dissolve – but I can’t believe everyone in the world cuts the materials with additive dissolves using one track only, no multitracking?

Appreciate any input on this, ladies and gents.

Maxim