Operation Manual

88 Working with objects
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Transitions (fades)
When importing video files into the arranger, individual objects usually
follow directly after one another. This is called a "hard cut". However,
you can make scenes blend or “transition” into each other.
This means that for the duration of a transition, two objects are
shown at once and can be mixed "faded" together in different ways.
You will find numerous blends in the Media Pool’s transition directory.
Simple crossfade
A simple transition can be created in the arranger by dragging one
object over another. A crossfade will be automatically created. During
this standard transition, the brightness of both objects is increased,
i.e. the first clip fades out while the second clip fades in. The duration
of the crossfade is displayed in the arranger by white cross ing lines.
You can adjust the length of the crossfade by dragging the upper
handle of the second object to the left or to the right.
To select a different fade click on the transition symbol displayed
when an object is selected.
The fade menu opens. The transition icon will change, depending on
your selection.
Fades from the Media Pool
To open the fade directory, click the "Fade" button; double clicking
the mouse pointer with the transition preset is
g effect is speeded up.
itions can be adjusted even more exactly. To do so, click
enables a preview of the fade in the preview monitor.
Simply drag the desired fade preset onto the border between the two
objects. Only when
placed over a scene change will it turn into an object symbol. The
object at the back will be shifted to the front to accommodate the
transition.
The length of a transition is decided by you, so if a transition is
shortened, it means that the resultin
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the corresponding fade symbol in the timeline or in the storyboard