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Applying Dissolve Effects
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Transition Effect Alignment button (left, with menu below) and Transition Effect Duration text box (right) in the Effect
Editor
To create a Dissolve effect by using the Transition parameters:
1. Click a transition in the Timeline while in Trim mode or Effect mode.
2. In the Transition Effect Duration text box in the Effect Editor, type the dissolve’s duration.
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The Duration setting above the Record monitor determines the duration format — for example,
seconds:frames.
Media Composer adds the Dissolve effect at the transition, and the Dissolve Effect icon appears
in the Timeline.
3. Click the Transition Effect Alignment button, and select the effect’s position relative to the cut
point.
For an explanation of the Transition Effect Alignment menu selections, see “Transition
Parameters” on page 492.
Adding Dissolves with the Head Fade and Tail Fade Buttons
You can use the Head Fade button and Tail Fade button to add a dissolve for selected audio and video
tracks.
When you use the Head Fade button and Tail Fade button, all selected tracks, including layered
tracks, receive the effect.
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When you use the Head Fade button and Tail Fade button with filler, Media Composer treats the filler
like another video clip. You can use the Tail Fade button, for example, to fade from filler at the
beginning of a sequence into the opening video clip.
To add a fade (dissolve):
1. Move the position indicator to a clip where you want the dissolve to end or begin.
Media Composer uses the location of the position indicator to begin or end the dissolve. For
example, if you move the position indicator ten frames after the beginning of the clip and then
use the Head Fade button, Media Composer creates a ten-frame dissolve that lasts from the
beginning of the clip to the location of the position indicator.
2. Select the tracks on which you want to create dissolves.
If you select more than one track, Media Composer creates dissolves of appropriate lengths for
each track, as shown in the following illustration.