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Fading Effects?
Posted: 10 May 2007 05:17 PM |
Is there a way to make effects fade in and out - for example, i want my movie clip to go from colour to black and white but not suddenly.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:06 PM |
| Windows XP. I'm guessing it isnt possible then? |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:18 PM |
It takes a little work, but you can get it to work in Windows XP.
Start with your clip:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Now split off a little part of the clip that you want to have transition from B&W to color:
ABCDEF | GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Copy and paste that so you have two copies at the beginning:
ABCDEF | ABCDEF | GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Now take the two clips that were originally split and combine them again (select them then press Ctrl+M).
ABCDEF | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Okay, now apply the 'Grayscale' effect to the first clip (I'll represent this as lowercase):
abcdef | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Now just put a fade between the two that lasts just as long as the first clip.
The result will be a fade from black and white to color and the action should be synched up.
aBcDeEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Does that make sense?
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Blaine
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:22 PM |
I think i get it! :P
I'll give it ago now - thanks. |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:34 PM |
I'm having trouble getting the fade to last the exact length of the clip. If i try to drag it to the right length, it just moves the whole clip instead! If i leave it a little short, it creates an echoey effect with the audio and the video goes all blurey.
Any ideas?? |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:39 PM |
Try trimming a little bit off of the other clip, so that you don't have to overlap it completely. In my example, trim the front of the second clip.
abcdef | BCDEFGHIJL...
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Blaine
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 11 May 2007 01:50 PM |
Thanks - i tried it again and it's a lot better now, still a bit of echo but i guess/hope its un-noticable!
Charlie. |
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 AlanW
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| Joined: 06 May 2007 |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 18 May 2007 08:58 PM |
Hi,
Just tried this method for one of my projects. It works really well, especially if I use the grayscale and older film effects together on the first clip, it fades beautifully into full colour and smoothness.
Thanks!
Alan. |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 15 Mar 2008 05:52 PM |
| WHat I'd like is the reverse of what he said, from say, 75% Sepia Tone or Grayscale to full colour, gradual fade over time~ |
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Re: Fading Effects?
Posted: 15 Mar 2008 06:02 PM |
To switch the effect, apply the grayscale or sepia to the *first* clip rather than the second.
As for a 75% version, the best I can suggest is that when you are done, save it as a movie and trim off the first 25% of the transition. That way it will already be part way through the transition with some color. |
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