[Ra-ey Saleh]

Very very cool Alan.
Can see lots of cool uses for them, thanks guys.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

Alan,
That was completely it. I was 25fps. Funny, after all these years I’ve never had an issue like that before.
Thanks for the quick reply – lifesaver.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

Thanks Alan, I’ll put together a more detailed feature request and send it to your Support.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

Alan,
Are there any plans to add this functionality to future version?

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

I’ll jump on the bandwagon as well. Lovely, very naturalistic effects. Beautiful.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

I can’t remember the exact technical details, but I seem to remember a tutorial online years ago where someone actually explained why when using anything with an alpha (i.e. a Title or a Matte) you should always use Fade Effect as opposed to a Dissolve. Fade Effect simply affects the Alpha (slowly turning if on/off effectively), whereas the dissolve affects both the Fill and Matte, making for a less ‘clean’ transition. He had examples, but I can’t seem to remember where it was anymore.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

No worries Lori, let us know if it doesn’t work and I can have a proper look on my Avid.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

Hi Lori,
I’m not sat in front of my Avid at the minute, but i do have some notes I made about Avid DVD and here’s a section that might help you out:

– To link a Menu Button or Thumbnail to a .mov, click on the Button (in the PREVIEW Window) and the BUTTON ATTRIBUTES Window > ‘General’ tab (bottom right) becomes highlighted. In the ‘Link To:’ drop-down menu select the .mov you want to link. Scroll down to the bottom of this Window and make sure the ‘End Action: Return to Menu’ option is checked. Repeat this for each Button/Thumbnail.

Hope it helps.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

No worries Alan. I remembered you could do clever things with Mattes from when I read the manual a LONG time ago, but wasn’t sure if this was one of them.
Thanks anyway.

Ra-ey

[Ra-ey Saleh]

ps.
Alternatively don’t forget that AniMattes can also be added to transitions directly (you don’t need to layer video tracks), so once created it can easily be re-applied.
You can also draw any shape you want and soften as much as you want.

Ra-ey